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THE 

OSCAR     WILDE 

COLLECTION     OF 

JOHN  B.  STETSON,  JR. 

ELKINS     PARK,    PA. 


TO  BE   SOLD 

FRIDAY  AFTERNOON  AND   EVENr^G,  APRIL  23. 

AT  2.30  AND   ^  !5   O'CLOUC 


THE   ANDERSON   GALLERIES 

[MITCHELL   Kt:^NERLtY,  PRESIDENT] 
PARK  AVENUE  AND  FI!  :  Y-NINTH   STREET,  NEW  YORK 

1920 


CONDITIONS  OF  SALE 

All  Y  ot  PER  LOT  as  numbered  in  the  Catalogue. 

The  t  bidder  to  be  the  buyer.     In  all  cases  of  disputed  bidi  thr 

[ot  X.'         e  resold,  but  the  Auctioneer  will  use  his  judgment  as  toth^ 
ti  of  all  claims  and  his  decision  shall  be  final. 

to  give  tlicir  names  and  addresses  and  to  make  such  cash  pay 
n-  on  account  as  may  be  required,  in  default  of  which  the  lois 

pi,  chased  to  be  immediately  resold. 

r,oods  bought  to  be  removed  at  the  close  of  each  sale.  If  not  so  re- 
moved they  will  be  at  the  sole  risk  of  the  purchaser,  and  subject  to 
storage  charges,  and  The  Anderson  Galleries,  Incorporated,  will  not  be 
responsible  if  such  goods  are  lost,  stolen,  damaged  or  destroyed. 

Terms  cash  If  accounts  are  not  paid  at  the  conclusion  of  each  sale, 
or,  in  the  •  ^  ''-  of  absent  buyers,  when  bills  are  rendered,  this  Com- 
pany reser.  ^  the  right  to  recatalogue  the  goods  for  immediate  sale 
without  nt  •  to  the  defaulting  buyer,  and  all  costs  of  such  resale 
will  be  cha- .'f  to  the  defaulter.  This  condition  is  without  prejudice 
to  the  rights  the  Company  to  enforce  the  sale  contract  and  collect 
the  amount  du-  without  such  resale  at  its  own  option.  Unsettled  ac- 
counts are  subjt:t  to  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent,  per  annum. 

All  books  are  ;oId  as  catalogued,  and  are  assumed  to  be  in  good 
SECOND-HAND  .ditiou.  If  material  defects  are  found,  not  mentioned 
in  the  catalogi  the  lot  may  be  returned.  Notice  of  such  defects 
must  be  given  ,  omptly  and  the  goods  returned  within  ten  days  from 
the  date  of  the  ale.  No  exceptions  will  be  made  to  this  rule.  Maga- 
zines and  other  periodicals,  and  all  miscellaneous  books  arranged  in 
parcels,  are  sol    as  they  are,  without  recourse. 

Autograph  Lf  rrs,  Documents,  Manuscripts  and  Bindings  are  sold 
as  they  are,  v  .lOut  recourse.  The  utmost  care  is  taken  to  authen- 
ticate and  cor*^'  tly  describe  items  of  this  character,  but  this  Company 
will  not  be  re?j   nsible  for  errors,  omissions,  or  defects  of  any  kind. 

Bids.  We  m..  -  no  charge  for  executing  orders  for  our  customers 
and  use  all  b  :ompetitively,  buying  at  the  lowest  price  permitted  by 
other  bids. 

Priced  Copy  c:    his  Catalogue  may  he  secured  for  fifty  cents  for  each 
session  of  the  sale. 

THE  ANDERSON  GALLERIES 

INCORPORATED 

PARF.  AVENUE  AND  FIFTY-NINTH  STREET 

NEW  YORK 

TELEPHONE   I  L  AZA  9356  CATALOGUES  ON  REQUEST 

SALES    C      DUCTED    BY        x.    FREDERICK   A.    CHAPMAN 


LIBRARY 
"Zi  UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORM 

roc^^l  ^  SANTA  BARBARA 


INTRODUCTION 

IT  will  be  obvious  to  readers  of  this  catalogue  that  this  is  the 
greatest  Collection  of  the  Works  of  Oscar  Wilde  that  has  ever 
been  formed.  Indeed,  it  is  unlikely  that  such  a  complete  and  im- 
portant collection  of  manuscripts  and  books  by  and  relating  to 
a  single  author  has  ever  before  been  brought  together.  There  are 
original  manuscripts,  many  of  them  complete,  of  nearly  all  of  the 
writings  of  Oscar  Wilde;  first  editions  and  presentation  copies  of 
all  his  published  works;  long  series  of  autograph  letters  to  the 
men  and  women  intimately  identified  with  his  life ;  letters  to  him 
from  well-known  men  and  women  of  the  period,  and  a  long  series 
of  books  relating  to  his  life  and  works.  It  is  at  once  a  collector's 
and  a  student's  library  and  contains  the  material  for  a  detailed 
history  of  the  life  and  times  of  Oscar  Wilde  that  has  yet  to  be 
written,  not  to  supersede  but  as  a  supplement  to  that  great  piece 
of  literary  portraiture,  ' '  Oscar  Wilde :  His  Life  and  Confessions ' ' 
by  Frank  Harris.  It  was  the  owner's  intention  to  publish  a 
series  of  volumes  founded  on  this  Collection  and  it  is  because  the 
pressure  of  other  interests  made  this  impossible  that  he  decided 
to  offer  it  for  sale. 

It  is,  of  course,  impossible  to  predict  the  position  of  Oscar  Wilde 
in  the  literary  history  of  the  future,  but  there  can  hardly  be  any 
question  about  the  increasing  interest  in  his  life  and  works.  Only 
a  few  months  ago,  Mr.  A.  Edward  NeW'ton  wrote  in  TJie  Amenities 
of  Book  Collecting:  "There  is  no  halt  in  the  constantly  advancing 
value  of  first  editions  of  Oscar  Wilde,"  and  in  this  month's  issue 
of  The  Bookman  (New  York)  there  is  an  article  by  Arthur 
Symons,  ' '  A  Jester  with  Genius, ' '  in  which  he  says — after  quoting 
one  of  the  unpublished  passages  of  De  Profundis — "In  that  pas- 
sage, which  speaks  straight,  and  has  a  fine  eloquence  in  its  sim- 
plicity, I  seem  to  see  the  W'hole  man  summed  up,  and  the  secret 


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OSCAR   WILDE'S    COPY 

4.  VERA;  or,  the  Nihilists.    A  Drama  in  a  Prologue  and  Four 

Acts.    12mo,  three-quarter  olive  levant  morocco,  gilt  back,  gilt  top, 

original  wrappers  bound  in,  by  Hatchards.     Enclosed  in  a  full 

green  levant  morocco  solander  case.  [London],  1882 

One  op  a  very  small  number  of  copies  issued  in  an  acting  edition. 

At  the  top  of  front  wrapper  ' '  Strictly  Private. ' '     The  Author 's  own 

COPY,    WITH    THREE    CORRECTIONS    IN    HIS    HAND,    twO    On    page    29    On    the 

margin,  and  at  page  50  on  the  interleaf,  a  change  of  three  words. 

These  changes  do  not  occur  in  the  printed  version  of  the  col- 
lected WORKS. 


5.  VERA;  or,   The  Nihilists.     A  Drama.     4to,   original  wrap- 
<^       pers,  uncut.  Privately  Printed,  1902 

One  of  200  copies  printed  for  Private  Circulation. 


MANUSCRIPT    OF   "VERA" 

j^'         6.  VERA.    Original  Autograph  Manuscript  of  "Vera;  or,  the 
Nihilist."     Written  in  a  thick  4to  blank  book,  on  175  pp.     Pre- 
served in  a  full  crimson  levant  morocco  solander  case,  fire-proofed. 
This  valuable  and  extremely  important  manuscript  is  undoubtedly 
Wilde's  earliest  draft  of  this  play,  showing  many  variations  from  the 
printed  text.     The  interpolations  on  the  opposite  blank  pages,  memoranda, 
notes,  etc.,  bear  evidence  to  the  author's  thorough  revision. 

At  the  end  are  55  pages  of  Manuscript  verse  and  prose,   in  Wilde's 
hand,  some  of  which  may  be  unpublished. 


7.  VERA.  Original  Autograph  Manuscript  of  24  pages  of 
"Vera,  the  Nihilist."  4to,  with  corrections  here  and  there  in 
Wilde's  hand. 

INSCRIBED    WITH    UNPUBLISHED    POEM 

8.  POEMS.  12mo,  original  parchment  boards,  gilt,  gilt  top, 
uncut.  London:  David  Bogue,  1881 

Unique  First  Edition.  Inscribed,  with  an  unpublished  poem,  to 
M.  B.  J.  The  poem  is  of  three  stanzas,  beginning  "Green  are  the 
summer  meadows,"  and  signed  "O.  W. " 

9.  POEMS.  Device.  12mo,  parchment,  ornament  in  gold  on 
sides,  gilt  top,  uncut.  London :  David  Bogue,  1881 

First  Edition.  At  page  21,  is  inserted  an  autograph  manuscript  tran- 
scription by  Wilde,  signed,  of  a  portion  of  one  of  the  verses  on  "The 
garden  of  Eros," — " creaviy  mcadoic-sweet,  whiter  than  Juno's  throat, 
and  odorotis  as  all  Arabia.     Oscar  Wilde,  April,   '87." 

10.  POEMS.  Second  Edition.  12mo,  vellum,  ornament  in  gold 
on  sides,  gilt  top,  uncut.  London:  David  Bogue,  1881 

Inscribed  on  half-title:  "Oscar  Wilde,  34  Torlc  Street,  Janrj.  7,  '84," 
where  Wilde  at  one  time  lived. 


VERA; 

OR,     THE     NIHILTSTtS\ 

a  Brama 

IN     FOUR    ACT/S, 


BY 

OSCAR     WILDE. 


LONDON : 

RANKEN    &    CO.,    PRINTERS,    DRURY    HOUSE, 

ST.    MARY-LE-STRAND,    W.C. 

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PRESENTATION    COPY    TO    WILLIAM  MORRIS 

11.  POEMS.     Second  Edition.     12mo,  half  brown  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  top,  uncut.  London:  Bogue,  1881 

Autograph  presentation  copy  from  Oscar  Wilde  to  Wiluam  Morris, 
with  the  inscription  on  verso  of  the  half-title :  "To  William  Morris  in 
deepest  admiration  from  the  author."    With  sale  label  of  William  Morris. 

12.  POEMS.    12mo,  original  cloth.    Boston :  Roberts  Bros.,  1881 
First  American  Edition. 

13.  POEMS.     Imp.  8vo,  original  wrappers,  uncut. 
/Ji   ^  New  York,  1882 

Munro's  "Seaside  Library,"  No.  1183,  issued  Jan.  19,  1882, 

PRESENTATION    COPY    TO    LORD    ALFRED  DOUGLAS 

14.  POEMS.    Decorative  title  by  Charles  Bieketts.    12mo,  orig- 
^         inal  cloth,  gilt  design  by  Ricketts,  gilt  top,  uncut  in  full  olive  levant 

C/         morocco  solander  case. 

London:  Elkin  Mathews  and  John  Lane,  1892 

Autograph  presentation  copy  from  Oscar  Wilde  to  Lord  Alfred 
Douglas,  with  the  inscription  on  the  half-title:  " Fr&ni  Oscar  To  the 
gilt-mailed  Boy.    At  Oxford,  in  tlie  heart  of  June." 

One  of  220  copies,  autographed  by  the  author. 

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15.  POEMS.     Title  page  designed  by  Ricketts.     12mo,  original 
cloth,  ornamentation  in  gold  on  sides  by  Ricketts,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

London,  1892 

One  of  220  copies',  autographed  by  the  author.  Two  verses  of  "Char- 
mides"  have  been  omitted  ajid  many  minor  changes  occur  throughout. 

Loosely  laid  in,  is  an  autograph  manuscript  sonnet,  signed,  by  Pierre 
Louys',  who  has  written  at  the  top:  "A  letter,  written  in  prose  poetry  by 
Mr.  Oscm-  Wilde  to  a  friend,  4'  translated  into  rhymed  poetry  by  a  poet 
of  no  importance."     The  Sonnet  is  in  French. 

/  16.  POEMS.     12mo,  half  blue  morocco,  gilt  top,  original  wrap- 

'j  pers  bound  in.  New  York:  George  Munro's  Sons,  1895 

Munro's  Library  of  Popular  Novels,  No.  171.  This  issue  follows  the 
text  of  the  1881  edition  but  omitsi  nine  of  the  shorter  poems. 

17.  POEMS.     12mo,  half  blue  morocco,  gilt  top,  original  wrap- 
'^            pers  bound  in.  New  York:  George  Munro  and  Sons,  [1895] 

The  issue  for  June  8,  1895,  in  Munro's  "Seaside  Library,"  No.  2144. 

18.  POEMS  by  Oscar  Wilde.    Together  with  his  Lecture  on  the 

3  English  Renaissance.     (Now  first  published).     8vo,  boards,  uncut. 

Paris,  1903 
Edition  de  Luxe.     One  of  50  copies  on  Japanese  vellum. 


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19.  THE  DUCHESS  OF  PADUA.     A  Tragedy  of  the  16th 

Century.     Large  Svo,  original  wrappers,  uncut,   in  half  maroon 

morocco  slip-case.  New  York:  Privately  Printed,  n.  d. 

FiKST  Edition  in  English  (except  the  prompt  copies),  and  No.  one  of 

30  on  Japanese  vellum. 

This  version  of  the  play,  beginning  with  the  title-page  itself,  is  obvi- 
ously a  translation  back  into  English  from  the  German  Edition.  That  it 
is  a  pirated  edition  is  made  plain  by  the  statement  of  Mr.  Eoss,  who  wad 
ignorant  of  its  existence. 

20.  DIE  HERZOGIN  VON  PADUA.  Ein  Tragodie  aus  dem 
16.  Jahrhundert  von  Oscar  Wilde.  Deutsch  von  Max  Meyerfeld. 
Autorisierte  Ubersetzung.     12mo,  cloth.  Berlin,  n.  d.   [1904] 

The  first  published  edition  in  any  language,  excepting  the  prompt 
copies  which  were  privately  printed  as'  Manuscript  at  the  time  the  play 
was  produced  in  1891.  Only  four  of  the  twenty  copies  of  this  privately 
printed  issue  have  survived. 

Although  this  play  was  written  as  early  as  1883,  after  its  refusal  by 
Mary  Anderson,  it  was  laid  aside  for  a  number  of  years  and  acted  for 
the  first  time  by  Lawrence  Barrett  at  the  ' '  Broadway ' '  New  York,  Jan, 
26,  1891,  under  the  title  of  "Guido  Ferranti. "  The  edition  announced  by 
Lane  was  never  issued,  and  the  original  MS.  was  stolen  from  Mr.  Wilde's 
house  in  1895i  Mr.  Ross  writes  of  this  play  in  a  letter  "/  have  allowed 
the  translation  of  it  to  appear  in  German  by  tlie  translator  of  'De  Pro- 
fundis.'  The  reason  it  Ims  TWt  appeared  in  English  forms  a  subject  of 
dispute  between  myself  and  the  Official  Receiver  in  BanTcruptcy." 

21.  DIE  HERZOGIN  VON  PADUA.  Ein  Tragodie  aus  dem 
16.  Jahrhundert  von  Oscar  Wilde.  Deutsch  von  Max  Meyerfeld. 
Autorisierte  Ubersetzung.  12mo,  half  maroon  levant  morocco, 
gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in.       Berlin,  n.  d.  [1904 J 

The  first  published  edition  in  any  language,  except  the  issue  of  the 
prompt  copies.     With  bookplate  of  C.  S.  Millard. 

22.  THE  DUCHESS  OF  PADUA  (in  Russian).  16mo,  half 
green  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wTappers  bound  in. 

Moscow,  n.  d- 

23.  DUCHESS  OF  PADUA.  Original  Autograph  Manuscript 
of  8  pp.,  forming  a  portion  of  "The  Duchess  of  Padua."    Written 

iQ        on  4to  sheets,  with  very  few  corrections. 

24.  DUCHESS  OF  PADUA.  Original  Autograph  Manuscript 
of  part  of  "The  Duchess  of  Padua,"  written  on  1  p.  4to,  without 
the  names  of  the  characters  speaking. 


WITH    ORIGINAL    DRAWINGS 

25.  THE  HAPPY  PRINCE  and  Other  Tales.  Illustrated  by 
Walter  Crane  and  Jacomh  Hood.  S(|uare  Svo,  full  olive  levant 
morocco,  Jansen  st^^le,  inside  gilt  borders,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original 
covers  bound  in,  by  Riviere.  London:  David  Nutt,  1888 

First  Edition.  Each  leaf  has  been  mounted  on  a  guard,  and  there 
have  been  inserted  a  pencil  ])ortrait  of  Oscar  Wilde,  which  he  has  auto- 
graphed: "  Yonrs  Oscar  Wilde,  1878.  Magdalene,  Oxford";  besides  10 
original  pei)-;ind-ink  drawings  of  the  illustrations,  'i  by  Walter  Crane,  and 
7  by  Hood;  together  with  a  sheet  containing  4  proof  impressious  of  the 
vignettes. 

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26.  THE  HAPPY  PRINX'E  and  Other  Tales.     Illustrated  by 
Walter  Crane  and  Jacomh  Hood.     8vo,  original  boards,  uncut. 

London:  David  Nutt,  1888 
First   Edition.     Autograph   presentation   copy   from   Oscab.  Wilde 
TO   Charles   Burleigh,   with  inscription   on   fly-leaf:    "Cliarles  Burleigh 
from   his  friend   the   author.     Oscar    Wilde.     Christm-as,   1888." 


si) 


27.  THE  HAPPY  PRINCE  and  Other  Tales.     Illustrated  hy 
Walter  Crane  and  Jacomh  Hood.     8vo,  original  boards,  uncut.  /  i,"\ 

London :  David  Nutt,  1888      [)  ^ 
First  Edition.     Laid  in  is  an  autograph  of  Oscar  "Wilde,  dated  Majeh 

17,  1888. 

28.  THE  HAPPY  PRINCE  and  other  Tales.     Illustrated  by 
Walter  Crane  and  Jacomh  Hood.     Imp.  Svo,  original  boards,  un-    yT\ 
cut.  London,  1888    ' 

Large  Paper  copy  op  the  First  Edition.  One  of  seventy-five  copies, 
autographed  by  the  author,  with  the  illustrations  on  India  paper  in  two 
states,  black  and  sepia. 

29.  DER  GLUCKLICHE  PRINZ  und  andere  Erzahlungen.  Aus      ,.  . 
dem  Englischen  iibersetzt  van  Johannes  Gaulke.    8vo,  half  maroon 
levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in. 

First  German  Edition.  Leipzig,  1903 

30.  DER    GLUCKLICHE    PRINZ.      Moderne    Marehen    von 
Oskar  Wilde.     Deutsch  von  E.   Otten.     3.  Auflage.     12mo,  half  ■;     ^ 
maroon  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound 

in.  Leipzig,  1903 

An  example  of  the  Second  Translation  of  this  work  into  German. 

31.  THE   HAPPY  PRINCE    (in  Russian).     16mo,  half  green 
levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  ^  ^ 

St.  Petersburg,  n.  d. 

32.  THE   HAPPY  PRINCE    (in  Russian).     16mo,  half  green    ^     ^. 
levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  4 

Moscow,  n.  d. 

THE    RARE    EARLIEST    EDITION 

33.  THE  PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY.    Large  8vo,  original 
boards,  uncut,  paper  label,  in  half  olive  morocco  slip-case.  i-%  *' 

London:  Privately  printed,  1890  \f^ 
The  very  rare  earllkst  edition.     One  of  only  a  few  copies  printed 
for  private  distribution  a  year  earlier  than  the  regular  publication  of  the 
work.     The  1891  edition,  commonly  called  the  first,  is  an  entirely  differ- 
ent form  from  this  issue. 

34.  THE  PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY.     8vo,  original  wrap- 
pers, in  half  blue  morocco  slip-case.  Philadelphia,  1890 

The  publication   of   "Dorian   Gray"   in   Lippincott's  Magazine   for 
July,  1890.     13  chapters. 


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35.  THE  PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY.  Proof  sheets 
of  pp.  31-34,  as  the  work  appeared  in  "Lippincott's  Magazine." 
Mounted  with  linen  guards  and  bound  in  full  olive  levant  morocco, 
gilt  fillet  panels  on  back  and  sides,  gilt  edges,  doublures  and  flys 
of  pale  green  moire  silk,  by  Wood.  Facsimile  of  Wilde's  signature 
on  front  cover. 

With  manuscript  corrections  by  Oscar  Wilde.  Pages  32-33  are 
very  profusely  corrected,  with  Wilde's  manuscrix^t  emendations  and  addi- 
tions on  the  margins. 

^       36.  THE    PICTURE    OF    DORIAN    GRAY.     12mo,    original 
■^  wrappers.  New  York:  M.  J.  Ivers  and  Co.,  1890 

No.  195  of  the  "American  Series."  The  pirated  edition  issued  almost 
simultaneously  with  Lippincott's  Magazine  for  July.  With  Colgate's 
advertisement  on  the  last  vrrapper. 


37.  THE    PICTURE    OF    DORIAN    GRAY.     12mo,    original 

f^S^      wrappers.     In  half  maroon  levant  morocco  slip  case. 

g    ^  New  York :  M.  J.  Ivers  and  Co.,  1890 

No.  195  of  the  "American  Series."     The  pirated  edition  issued  almost 

simultaneously  with  Lippincott's  Magazine  for  July.     With  advertisement 

on  the  last  wrapper  of  ' '  The  Standard  Letter  Writer. ' ' 


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38.  THE  PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY.  4to,  original  boards, 
parchment  back,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

London:  Ward,  Lock  and  Co.,  1891 
Large  Paper  copy  op  the  first  published  edition,  one  of  250  copies, 
autographed  by  the  author. 

PRESENTATION    COPY    TO    LORD    ALFRED  DOUGLAS 

39.  THE  PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY.  Small  4to,  full  red 
levant  morocco,  gilt  back,  gilt  paneled  sides,  gilt  top,  uncut,  by 
Riviere.  London:  Ward,  Lock  and  Co.,  1891 

Large  Paper  copy.  Autograph  presentation  copy  from  Oscar  Wilde 
to  Lord  Alfred  Douglas,  with  inscription  on  verso  of  the  half-title: 
"Alfred  Douglas  from  his  friend  who  wrote  this  hook.  July  '91.     Oscar." 

One  of  250  copies,  autographed  by  the  author. 
[See  Illustration] 

40.  THE  PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY.  4to,  original  boards, 
parchment  back,  (worn)  gilt  top,  uncut.  In  half  gray  levant 
morocco  slip-case.  London :  Ward,  Lock  and  Co.,  1891 

Large  Paper  copy  of  the  first  published  edition.  Autograph 
presentation  copy.  "To  Lancelot  from  his  friend:  the  author.  Nov. 
'94." 

One  of  250  copies  autographed  by  the  author. 

PRESENTATION    COPY    TO    HIS    WIFE 

41.  THE  PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY.  12mo,  original 
boards,  uncut.    In  gray  levant  morocco  solauder  case. 

London:  Ward,  Lock  and  Co.,  n.  d.   [1891] 
First   published   edition.     Autograph   presentation    copy    from    Oscar 
Wilde   to   his   wife,   with   the   inscription   on   fly-leaf:    "Constance,  from 
Oscar,  with  his  love.    May,   '9.1." 

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42.  THE  PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY.  12ino,  ori^nal 
boards,  uncut.    In  gray  levant  morocco  solander  case. 

London:  Ward,  Lock  and  Co.,  n.  d.   [1891] 
First    published    edition.     Autograph   presentation   copy   from   Oscar 
Wilde  to  his  Mother:     '^^To  my  mother  with  viy  love.     Oscar  Wilde." 

43.  DORIAN  GRAY'S  BILDNIS.  Deutsch  von  Felix  Paul 
Greve.  2.  Auflage.  12mo,  half  maroon  levant  morocco,  gilt  top, 
uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in. 

Minden:  J.  C.  C.  Bruns,  n.  d.  [1904] 
Bookplate  of  Christopher  S.  Millard. 

44.  DORIAN  GRAY'S  PORTRATT.  Ofversattning  fran  engel- 
skan  af  N.  Selander.  Tredje  upplagan.  Portrait  of  Wilde  on 
wrapper.  12mo,  half  brown  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut.  (A 
few  lower  margins  stained.)  Stockholm   [1906] 

45.  THE  PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY.  Copyright  Edition. 
12mo,  cloth.  Paris:  Carrington,  1910 

46.  THE  PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY  (in  Russian).  16mo, 
half  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound 
in.  Moscow,  n.  d. 

THE    AUTHOR'S  TYPE-WRITTEN    COPY    WITH 
MANUSCRIPT  CORRECTIONS  OF  "DORIAN  GRAY" 

47.  THE  PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY.  The  author's 
TYPE- WRITTEN  MANUSCRIPT  of  "The  Picture  of  Dorian  Gray," 
written  on  231  numbered  leaves,  and  signed  at  the  end  in  full,  each 
leaf  mounted  on  guard,  and  bound  in  full  gray  levant  morocco, 
gilt  fillet  and  ornamental  borders,  doublures  of  bromi  levant  mo- 
rocco, with  a  broad  ornamental  border,  inlaid  with  olive  and  gTay, 
outlined  with  gilt  and  backgrounds  of  pointille ;  flys  of  gray  moire 
silk.    In  gray  levant  morocco  fire-proof  solander  case. 

On  the  margin  of  the  first  leaf  has  been  written  in  pencil :  ' '  This  is 
the  original  copy  of  Dorian  Gray.  J.  M.  Stoddart,"  and  is  without 
doubt  the  original  manuscript  from  which  the  earliest  issue  of  this 
STORY  was  printed  in  "Lippiueott's  Magazine"  for  July,  1890,  contain- 
ing r3  chapters. 

Six  leaves  have  been  entirely  re- written  in  Wilde's  autograph, 
and  throughout  the  Manuscript  are  many  corrections,  on  some  of  the 
leaves  these  corrections  amounting  almost  to  Manuscript  copy-all  being 
in  the  author 's  hand. 

ORIGINAL    DRAFT    OF    CHAPTER   3    OF 
"THE    PICTURE    OF    DORIAN    GRAY" 

48.  THE  PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY.  The  original  manu- 
script of  Chapter  3  of  "The  Picture  of  Dorian  Gray,"  written  on 

."  i.)  23  pp.  folio,  and  bound  in  full  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  fillet  back 

^  and  sides,  gilt  edges,  doublures  and  flys  of  wliite  moire  silk,  with 

facsimile  of  Wilde's  signature  on  front  cover,  by  Wood. 

This  chnpter  differs  greatly  with  the  j)rinto(l  version  and  contains  many 
deletions,  interpolations,  etc. 

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MANUSCRIPT  OF  CHAPTER  FOURTEEN  OF  "DORIAN  GRAY" 

49.  THE  PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY.  Original  manu- 
script of  Chapter  Fourteen  of  "The  Picture  of  Dorian  Gray," 
written  on  17  pp.  folio,  and  bound  in  full  green  levant  morocco, 
gilt  fiUet  back  and  sides,  gilt  edges,  doublures  and  flys  of  white 
moire  silk,  with  facsimile  of  Oscar  AVilde  's  signature  on  front  cover, 
by  Wood. 

After  the  publication  of  "Dorian  Gray"  in  "Lippincott 's  Magazine"  in 
Jiilv,  1890,  George  Lock,  of  Ward,  Lock  and  Co.,  wrote  to  Wilde  suggest- 
ing the  advisability  of  both  Dorian  and  Lord  Henry  being  made  to  live 
longer,  and  so  new  chapters  were  added  to  the  "thirteen"  which  were 
originally   published. 

MANUSCRIPT  OF  CHAPTER  FIFTEEN  OF  "DORIAN  GRAY" 

50.  THE  PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY.  Original  manu- /y  .^ 
SCRIPT  of  Chapter  Fifteen  of  "The  Picture  of  Dorian  Gray,"  **''t_^  0 
written  on  19  pp.  folio,  and  bound  in  full  green  levant  morocco, 

gilt  fillet  back  and  sides,  gilt  edges,  doublures  and  flys  of  white 
moire  silk,  with  facsimile  of  Oscar  Wilde's  signature  on  front 
cover,  by  Wood. 

This,  and  the  preceding  item  form  two  of  the  additional  chapters  which 
were  written  by  Wilde  to  extend  the  life  of  Dorian  and  Lord  Henry,  and 
at  the  same  time  differentiate  between  the  periodical  publication  and 
the  book  issue.  The  manuscripts  of  these  two  chapters  are  profusely 
corrected  by  Wilde. 

PRESENTATION    COPY    TO    LORD    ALFRED  DOUGLAS 

51.  INTENTIONS.  12mo,  original  cloth,  uncut,  in  full  olive  J  1/ Q 
levant  morocco  solander  case.  London,  1891 

First  Edition.  Autograph  presentation  copy  from  Oscar  Wilde 
TO  Lord  Douglas,  with  the  inscription  on  fly-leaf  "Bosie  from  his  friend 
the  author.    August    '92.    In  memory  of  the  higher  Philosaphy." 

52.  INTENTIONS.  By  Oscar  Wilde.  The  Decay  of  Lying; 
Pen,  Pencil  and  Poison ;  The  Critic  as  Artist ;  The  Truth  of  Masks. 
8vo,  original  cloth,  uncut.  London,  1891 

First  Edition.  On  the  fly-leaf  is  a  curious  presentation  inscription 
BY  Wilde,  consisting  of  a  grave,  with  head  and  foot  crosses  beneath  which 
is  written:  "with  the  compliments  of  the  author." 

53.  LOGNENS  FORFALL  och  Andra  Uppsatser.  Ofversattning 
och  forord  af  Edv.  Alkman.  12mo,  half  dark  brown  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in. 

Stoekhohn   [1893] 
First   Swedish  Edition   of   "Intentions."    With  bookplate  of  C.   S. 
Millard. 

54.  INTENTIONS.     Traduction,  Preface  et  Notes  de  J.  Joseph 
Renaud.    12mo,  half  brown  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original      / ;^ 
wrappers  bound  in.  Paris :  P.  V.  Stock,  1905 

First  French  Edition  of  both  "Intentions"  and  "Phrases  and  Philos- 
ophies. ' '     The  first  of  any  edition  to  contain  the  reference  notes. 

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55.  INTENTIONEN  von  Oscar  Wilde.  Ubersetzt  von  Ida  und 
y  .•  Arthur  Roessler.  Mit  einem  vorwort  von  Arthur  Roessler.  Por- 
f^         trait.    12mo,  half  maroon  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original 

wrappers  bound  in.  Leipzig   [1905] 

An  example  of  the  Second  translation  into  German.  With  bookplate 
of  C.  S.  Millard. 

ORIGINAL  MANUSCRIPT   OF  "THE  DECAY    OF  LYING" 

56.  INTENTIONS.  Original  manuscript  of  "The  Decay  of 
Lying."  Written  on  55  pp.  folio,  and  mounted  with  inner  guards 
in  book  form,  full  blue  morocco  covers,  and  preserved  in  a  lined 

cloth  case. 

This  manuscript,  signed  at  the  end  by  Wilde,  was  originally  published 
in  the  "Nineteenth  Century"  for  January,  1889,  and  has  been  reprinted 
in  "Intentions,"  the  two  versions  differing  considerably. 

In  Mason,  this  is  erroneously  stated  to  consist  of  54  folios,  whereas 
there  are  55 — 48a  and  48b  constituting  the  extra  folio. 

57.  LORD  ARTHUR  SAVILE'S  CRIME  and  other  Stories. 
(The  Sphinx  without  a  Secret;  The  Oanterville  Ghost;  The  Model 
Millionaire.)     12mo,  original  boards,  uncut. 

First  Edition.  London :  James  R.  Osgood,  etc.,  1891 

58.  LORD  ARTHUR  SAVILE'S  CRIME  and  other  Stories. 
(The  Sphinx  wdthout  a  Secret;  The  Canterville  Ghost;  The  Model 
Millionaire.)     12mo,  original  boards,  uncut  (a  little  worn). 

First  Edition.  London:  James  R.   Osgood,  etc.,   1891 

59.  LE  CRIME  DE  LORD  ARTHUR  SAVILE.  Traduit  de 
I'Anglais  par  Albert  Savine.  12mo,  half  olive  levant  morocco,  gilt 
top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  Paris,  1905 

In  addition  to  the  above  title,  the  volume  contains:  "L'Ami  Devoue"; 
"La  Fameuse  Fusee";  "Le  Prince  Heureux";  "Le  Rossignol  et  la 
Eose";  "Le  Geant  Egoiste";  "Ego  te  Absolvo";  "Old  Bishop's"; 
and  "La  Peau  d 'Orange. " 

60.  LORD  ARTHUR  SAVILE'S  BROTT.  En  Studie  af  Plik- 
ten.  Spoket  pa  Canterville.  En  hylo-idealistisk  saga.  Ofversatt- 
ning  af  Michael  Gripenberg  &  Ernst  von  Wendt.  Royal  8vo,  half 
brown  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in. 

One  of  50  copies  on  Hand-made  paper.  [Helsingfors,   1905] 

61.  LORD  ARTHUR  SAVILLE'S  CRIME.  A  Study  of  Duty. 
Small  4to,  half  blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrap- 
pers bound  in.  Privately  printed,  n.  d. 

One  of   300  copies. 

PRESENTATION    COPY    TO    LORD    ALFRED  DOUGLAS 

62.  A  HOUSE  OF  POMEGRANATES.  With  designs  and 
decorations  by  C.  Ricketts  and  C.  H.  Shannon.  Small  4to,  original 
cloth,  uncut,  in  full  olive  levant  morocco  solander  case. 

London :  James  R.  Osgood,  etc.,  1891 
First   Edition.    Autograph   presentation   copy   from   Oscar   Wilde 
TO  Lord  Alfred  Douglas,  with   inscription  on  recto  of  leaf  of  dedica- 
tion:  " Bosie  from  Oscar.     In  June  and  at  Oxford." 

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63.  A  HOUSE  OF  POMEGRANATES.  Wiih  designs  and 
decorations  by  C.  Ricketts  and  C.  II.  Shannon.  4to,  original 
decorated  cloth,  uncut.  London :  James  R.  Osgood,  etc.,  1891        '\f^/J 

First  Edition.  Autograph  presentation'  copy  from  Oscar  Wilde 
TO  THE  Princess  Wagram,  with  inscription  on  recto  of  leaf  of  dedica- 
tion: "To  the  Princess  Wayram,  trith  the  liomage  and  admiration  of  the 
author.     Oscar   Wilde.     Nov.    '91." 


64.  A  HOUSE  OF  POMEGRANATES.  With  designs  and 
decorations  by  C.  Ricketts  and  C.  II.  Shannon.  4to,  original 
decorated  cloth,  uncut.  London :  Jame.s  R.  Osgood,  etc.,  1891 

First  Edition. 

65.  LA  MAISON  DES  GRENADES.  Contes  traduits  de  Uang- 
lais  par  Geo.  Khnopff  avec  deux  portraits  de  I'auteur.  Deuxieme 
Edition.  Small  4to,  half  blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut, 
original  wrappers  bound  in.  Paris,  1902 

66.  A  HOUSE  OF  POMEGRANATES  (in  Russian).  16mo, 
half  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound 
in.  Moscow,  n.  d. 

PRESENTATION    COPY    TO    RICHARD    LE    GALLIENNE 

67.  SALOME.  Drame  en  un  Acte.  12mo,  original  purple  wrap- 
pers, uncut.    In  full  purple  levant  morocco  solander  case. 

Paris:  Librairie  de  I'Art  Indepeudant,  1893 
First  Edition.     Autograph  presentaton  copy  from  Oscar  Wilde  to 
EiCHARD  Le  Gallienxe:      "To  Richard  Le  GalUenne,  from  his  friend  the 
author,  Feb.    '93."     With  bookplate  of  Le  Gallienne. 

This  book  has  a  second  inscription  shomng  it  to  have  been  given  to  a 
mutual  friend  leaving  England  for  America  to  be  delivered  to  Le  Gal- 
lienne. 

69.  SALOME.  A  Tragedy  in  One  Act:  Translated  from  the 
Frenche  of  Oscar  Wilde.     Pictured  by  Aubrey  Beardsley.     4to,  > 

decorated  silk,  uncut. 

London :  Elkin  Mathews  and  John  Lane,  1894 
First  Edition  in  English.     One  of  100  copies  on  Large  Paper,  with 
the  illustrations  on  Japanese  Vellum. 


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70.  SALOME.  Tragoedie  in  Einem  Akt.  Translated  into  Ger- 
man by  Hedwig  Lachmann.  With  two  full-page  illustrations  and 
ornamental  double  title-page  by  Marcus  Behmer.  Small  4to. 
boards,  uncut.  Leipzig,  1903 

First  Edition  of  the  first  translation  into  German. 

71.  SALOME.  Tragoedie  in  Einem  Akt.  Ubertragung  von 
Hedwig  Lachmann.  Illustrations  by  Marcus  Behmer,  and  orna- 
mental double  title-page.  Square  12mo,  half  maroon  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  top.  Leipzig,  1903 

The    first   translation    of    Salome    into    German.     The    illustrator, 
Marcus  Behmer,  is  the  Beardsley  of  Germany. 

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72.  SALOME   (in  Russian).    4to,  half  red  levant  morocco,  gilt 
/  0  '"    top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  Moscow,  1904 

Large  Paper  copy. 


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73.  SALOME.  Dramat  w  1  Akcie.  Small  4to,  half  green  mo- 
rocco, gilt  top,  uncut.  Przeklad :  Jadwigi  Gasowskiej  [1904] 

74.  SALOME.  Drama  in  einem  Aufzuge.  Ins  Deutsche  uber- 
tragen  von  Isidore  Leo  Pavia  und  Herman  Freiherrn  von  Teschen- 
berg.  3  Auflage.  8vo,  half  maroon  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  orig- 
inal wrappers  bound  in.  Leipzig,  1904 

75.  SALOME.  A  Tragedy  in  One  Act.  W?Y/i  draivings  hy  An- 
hrey  Beardsley.    8vo,  cloth  gilt,  gilt  top,  uncut.  Boston,  1906 

Together  Tvith:  Libretto  of  "Salome"  with  French  and  English  text, 
N.  Y.  (1906);  "Salome."  A  Play.  New  York:  For  the  Trade,  1907; 
"The  Evening  Sun"  for  Oct.  6,  1906,  containing  the  John  Lane  version 
of  "Salome."  From  the  Eichard  Butler  Glaenzer  collection,  with  his 
bookplate.     3  pieces. 

76.  SALOME.  A  Tragedy  in  One  Act.  Illustrated  with  draw- 
ings by  Aubrey  Beardsley.    12mo,  cloth  gilt,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

Boston,  1906 

77.  SALOME  (in  Jewish).  2  vols,  in  one,  8vo,  half  blue  levant 
morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in. 

New  York,  1907 
Being  the  numbers  of  "Hamorer"  Monthly  Magazine  for  April  and 
May,    1907. 

78.  SALOME.  A  Tragedy  in  One  Act:  Translated  from  the 
■^  French  of  Oscar  Wilde.  With  16  drawings  by  Aubrey  Beardsley. 
^             Small  4to,  original  cloth,  gilt  top,  uncut.  London,  1907 

With  bookplate  of  Martin  Bimbaum. 

-  79.  SALOME    (in  Jewish).     12mo,  half  blue  levant  morocco, 

?  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  London,  1909 


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80.  SALOME  (in  Jewish).  12mo,  half  blue  levant  morocco, 
gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  London,  [1909J 

81.  SALOME.  Drama  en  un  Acto.  Traduccion  del  Ingles  por 
J.  Perez  Jorba  y  B.  Rodriguez.  Illustrations.  12mo,  half  olive 
levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in. 

First  Edition  in  Spanish.  Madrid,  n.  d. 

82.  SiMjOME.  Sorgspel  1  en  Akt.  Ofversatt  af  Edv.  Alkman. 
Royal  8vo,  half  olive  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  parchment 
wrappers  bound  in.  Stockholm,  u.  d. 

Odc  of  500  copies. 

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MANUSCRIPT    OF    "A    GOOD    WOMAN" 
("LADY    WINDERMERE'S    FAN") 

83.  LADY  WINDERMERE'S  FAN.     Typewritten  Manuscript 
^'    of  ''A   Good  Woman"    ( afterward 's   altered   to   "Lady   Winder- 
mere's Fan").     The  Four  Acts  complete.     4  vols,  4to,  wrappers, 
preserved  in  a  full  crimson  levant  morocco  solander  case.       [1892] 

The  separate  Acts  have  been  bound  up  for  convenience  in  revising,  and 
the  author  has  corrected  them  very  extensively,  by  deleting  and  adding. 
This  manuscript  varies  in  many  instances  from  the  printed  version,  -nhole 
passages  being  left  out,  and  in  some  instances,  passages  deleted  in  the 
present  copy  have  been  re-instated  in  the  printed  text. 

PRESENTATION    COPY    TO    LORD    ALFRED  DOUGLAS 

84.  LADY  WINDERMERE'S   FAN.     A  Play  about  a   Good 
Woman.     Small  4to,  original  buckram  gilt,  uncut,  in  full  olive 

*">  levant  morocco  solander  case. 

iy  London:  Elkin  Mathews  and  John  Lane,  1893 

First    Edition.     Autograph   presentation   copy   prom   Oscar  Wildh 
TO   Lord    Alfred    Douglas,    with    inscription    on    fly-leaf:    "For   Alfred 
Bruce  Douglas  from  the  author.     London,  Nov.    '93." 
One  of  fifty  copies  on  Large  Paper. 


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AUTOGRAPH   PRESENTATION   COPY   TO   MARCEL   SCHWOB 

85.  LADY  WINDERMERE'S  FAN.  A  Play  about  a  Good 
Woman.     8vo,  original  cloth,  ornaments  in  gold  on  sides,  uncut. 

London :  Elkin  Mathews  and  John  Lane,  1893 
First   Edition.     Autograph   presentation    copy   from   Oscar   Wilde 
TO  Marcel  Schwob,  with  inscription  on  fly-leaf:   "To  my  friend  Marcel 
Scliivoh,  in  sincere  admiration  and  regard.     Oscar  Wilde,  '94." 
[See  Illustration] 

86.  LADY  WINDERMERE'S  FAN.  A  Play  about  a  Good 
Woman.     8vo,  original  cloth,  ornaments  in  gold  on  sides,  uncut. 

London :  Elkin  Mathews  and  John  Lane,  1893 

First  Edition.  Laid  down  on  inside  of  front  cover,  is  a  copy  of  the 
Play  Bill  of  the  initial  performance  of  this  Play,  at  the  St.  James's 
Theatre  on  Feb.  20,  1892. 

87.  LADY  WINDERMERE'S  FAN.  A  Play  about  a  Good 
Woman.     8vo,  original  cloth,  ornaments  in  gold  on  sides,  uncut. 

London :  Elkin  Mathews  and  John  Lane,  1893 
First  Edition. 

88.  LADY  WINDERMERE'S  FAN.  A  Play  in  Four  Acts. 
12mo,  original  wrappers,  preserved  in  a  half  green  morocco  slip- 
case.  [New  York,  1893] 

This  aciinfT  edition  was  probably  prepared  for  the  production  of  this 
piny  at   ['aimer's  Theatre,  New  York  City,  in  February,  r893. 

89.  LADY  WINDERMERE'S  FACIIER.  Das  Drama  eines 
guten  Weibes.  Ins  Deutsche  iiberytagen  von  Isidore  Leo  Pavia  und 
Herman  Freiherrn  von  Teschenberg.  8vo,  half  maroon  levant 
morocco,  gilt  top,   uncut,  original  wrappers  bound   in. 

First  German  Editiox.  Leipzig,   1902 

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90.  LADY  WINDERMERE'S  FAN  (in  Russian).  16mo,  half 
green  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in. 

Moscow,  n.  d. 

91.  LADY  WINDERMERE'S  FAN.  A  Play  in  Four  Acts. 
12mo,  original  wrappers,  in  cloth  case.  N.  p.,  n.  d. 

With  the  autograph  of  Oscar  Wilde  on  the  half-title.  An  extremely 
RARE  ISSUE  NOT  IN  Mason,  and  not  in  the  Glaenzer  collection.  At  the 
foot  of  the  title  is  printed  the  Copyright  notice  \Tith  the  date  1893. 

MANUSCRIPT    OF    "LADY    WINDERMERE'S    FAN" 

92.  LADY  WINDERMERE'S  FAN.  Typewritten  Manuscript 
of  Act  I  of  "Lady  Windermere's  Fan."  19  pp.  4to,  brown 
wrappers,  in  full  crimson  levant  morocco  solander  case. 

The  Manuscript  is  profusely  corrected  by  Wilde,  in  pencil,  with  many 
interpolations  in  the  text,  and  complete  dialogue  inscribed  on  the  opposite 
blank  pages. 

PRESENTATION    COPY    TO    LORD    ALFRED  DOUGLAS 

93.  THE  SPHINX.  With  decoratiom  iy  Charles  Ricketts. 
Small  4to,  vellum  gilt,  uncut,  in  full  olive  levant  morocco  solander 
case.  London,  1894 

First  Edition.  One  of  200  copies.  Autograph  presentation  copy 
FROM  Oscar  Wilde  to  Lord  Alfred  Douglas,  with  inscription  on  the 
half-title:   "Bosie  from  his  friend  the  omthor.     London,   '94.     Oscar." 


^       94.  THE    SPHINX.      With   decorations    by    Charles   Ricketts. 
C^  ^^   Small  4to,  original  vellum,  decorations  in  gold  on  sides,  uncut. 
^    '  London:  Elkin  Mathews  and  John  Lane,  1894 

First  Edition.     One  of  200  copies. 


>  ' 


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95.  THE  SPHINX.   Square  16mo,  boards,  uncut.    London,  1910 

ORIGINAL    MANUSCRIPT    OF   "THE    SPHINX" 

96.  THE  SPHINX.  Original  manuscript  of  ninety  stanzas 
OF  "The  Sphinx'^  written  on  25  4to  and  folio  sheets,  and  mounted 
on  guards,  or  loosely  laid  in,  and  bound  in  full  olive  levant  mo- 
rocco, gx>ld  fillet  back  and  sides,  doublures  and  flys  of  pale  green 
moire  .silk,  with  facsimile  autograph  of  Wilde  on  front  cover,  gilt 
edges  by  Wood. 

This  collection  of  Stanzas  written  by  Wilde  for  his  poem  "The 
Sphinx"  exhibits  in  a  marked  degree  his  efforts  to  obtain  the  most  strik- 
ing and  effective  rythmical  production.  On  several  of  the  sheets  he  has 
matched  words  in  rhyme,  apparently  for  the  purpose  of  using  them  later 
as  his  composition  progressed. 

While  but  86  stanzas  comprise  the  poem  as  published,  the  present  collec- 
tion contains  90,  including  a  number  which  were  not  used  in  the  printed 
work.  Not  all  the  printed  stanzas  are  present  in  the  above  collection, 
and  as  the  variations  between  the  two  works  are  numberless  there  must 
have  been  revision  after  revision  before  the  author  had  formed  his  Manu- 
script to  his  final  satisfaction. 

A  most  interesting  collection, 

[See  Illustration] 

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TYPEWRITTEN  COPY  OF  "THE  SPHINX"  WITH 
MANUSCRIPT  CORRECTIONS  BY  WILDE 
97.  THE  SPHIXX.  Typewritten  Manuscript  of  "The  Sphinx," 
4  pp.  folio,  with  Manuscript  corrections  by  Oscar  Wilde,  mounted 
vrith  guards,  and  bound  in  full  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  fillet 
back  and  sides,  gilt  edges,  doublures  and  fiys  of  white  moire  silk, 
facsimile  signature  of  Oscar  Wilde  on  front  cover,  by  Wood. 


'^vJft- 


UNIQUE    PROOF    COPY 

98.  A  WOMAN  OF  NO  IMPORTANCE.     Small  4to,  original 
boards,  parcliment  back,  uncut. 

London :  Elkin  ]Mathews  and  John  Lane,  1894    ^^  V'^ 
The  proof  copy,  and  unique,  being  the  onIiY  copy  with  the  impeint      /      ^^Cx 
OF  Mathews  and  Lane. 

Inserted  is  an  A.  L.  S.  from  Elkin  Mathews  to  Mi*.  Haslam:  "I  here- 
with return  the  two  Wildes  (1)  A  Woman  of  No  Importance.  {2)  Ditto. 
The  proof  copy.  If  you  could  see  your  loay  of  letting  me  buy  bacJc  the 
latter  I  should  ie  very  much  obliged."  At  the  end  of  the  present  volume 
are  20  pages  advertising  the  publications  of  Elkin  Mathews.  There  are 
a  few  pencil  corrections  on  the  margins. 

PRESENTATION    COPY    TO    LORD    ALFRED  DOUGLAS 

99.  A  W^OMAN  OF  NO  IMPORTANCE.     8vo,  original  cloth, 
ornaments  in  gold,  uncut.  London :  John  Lane,  1894 

First  Edition.  Axttograph  presentation  copy  from  Oscar  "Wilde 
TO  Lord  Alfred  Douglas,  who,  in  1910  presented  it  to  Eowland  Strong. 

The  inscriptions  are :  ' '  Bosie  from  his  friend,  the  author,  Oscar  Wilde, 
Nov.  '94." 

"Given  to  Rowland  Strong  by  Alfred  Douglas,  October  28th,  1910." 
This  latter  inscription  is  in  the  hand  of  Lord  Douglas. 

100.  A  WOMAN  OF  NO  IMPORTANCE.     4to,  original  buck- 
ram, ornaments  in  gold  on  sides,  uncut.    London :  John  Lane,  1894 

Laege  Paper  copy  of  the  First  Edition,  one  of  50  copies. 

101.  A  WOMAN  OF  NO  IMPORTANCE.    12mo,  original  limp 
boards  (one  cover  loose).    In  cloth  case. 

London:  Elkin  Mathews  and  John  Lane,  1894 

With  autogi-aph  of  Oscar  WUde  at  foot  of  second  leaf. 

One  of  15  copies  of  this  "Acting  Edition"  were  printed  September 
20-25,  1894,  for  the  production  of  the  play  in  New  York.  On  the  verso 
of  back  wrapper  is  the  imprint  of  ' '  Jos.  A.  Walter,  Book  and  Job 
Printer,  408  Second  Ave.,  New  York." 


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102.  A  WOMAN  OF  NO  LMPORTANCE   (in  Russian).     16mo.       vj^  O^ 
half  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound 

in.  ^loscow,  n.  d. 

MANUSCRIPT    OF    "A    WOMAN    OF    NO    IMPORTANCE" 

103.  A  WO:\IAN  OF  NO  IMPORTANCE.  Author "s  Type- 
written Copy  of  "A  W^omau  of  No  Importance."  The  Four  Acts 
bound  separately,  enclosed  in  silk  cover,  and  preserved  in  a  full 

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red  straiglit-gTain  morocco  solander  ease,  back  handsomely  tooled 
in  pointille. 

With  manuscript  corrections  by  the  author,  being  substantially  the 
same  as  the  printed  version.     With  bookplate  of  Clarence  S.  Bement. 

104.  THE  SOUL  OF  MAN  UNDER  SOCIALISM.  Together 
with  "The  Socialist  Ideal- Art,"  by  William  Morris,  and  "The 
Coming  Solidarity,"  by  W.  C.  Owen.  8vo,  half  blue  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  top,  original  ^vrappers  bound  in.  New  York,  1892 

The  Humboldt  Library  of  Science,  No.  147,  for  Jan.  1892. 

105.  THE  SOUL  OF  MAN  UNDER  SOCIALISM.  12mo,  half 
blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in. 

No.  1  of  250  copies.  London:  Privately  printed,  1904 

106.  THE  SOUL  OF  MAN  UNDER  SOCIALISM  (in  Jewish). 
12mo,  half  blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  original  wrappers  bound 
in.  New  York,  1910 

107.  THE  SOUL  OF  MAN  UNDER  SOCIALISM  (in  Jewish). 
12mo,  wrappers.  New  York,  1910 

AUTOGRAPH    MANUSCRIPT    OF 
"THE    SOUL    OF    MAN    UNDER    SOCIALISM" 

108.  THE  SOUL  OF  MAN  UNDER  SOCIALISM.  Original 
MANUSCRIPT  of  "The  Soul  of  Man  under  Socialism."  'o^  pp.  foHo, 
but  wanting  p.  41,  and  51-55  inclusive.  Bound  in  full  green  levant 
morocco,  gilt  fillet  back  and  sides,  gilt  edges,  doublures  and  flys  of 
pale  green  moire  silk,  with  facsimile  of  Oscar  Wilde's  signature  on 
front  cover,  by  Wood. 

An  important  and  fine  manuscript  entirely  in  the  autograph  op 
Oscar  Wilde,  and  signed  by  him  in  full,  with  an  additional  signature 
and  his  address  in  pencil,  on  the  first  page. 

The  manuscript  has  been  profusely  corrected  by  Wilde,  evidencing  the 
thought  given  by  him  to  this  subject,  and  represents,  in  its  present  state, 
the  copy  materially  as  it  appears  in  the  printed  version. 
[See  Illustration] 

WITH  AN  IMPORTANT  AUTOGRAPH  LETTER 
TO  THE  PUBLISHER 

109.  THE  BALLAD  OF  READING  GAOL.  By  C.  3.  3.  8vo, 
original  cloth,  uncut.  London :  Leonard  Smithers,  1898 

First  Edition.  Laid  in  is  an  important  A.  L.  S.  from  Oscar  Wilde 
to  his  publisher:  4  pp.  8vo. 

"Jf;//  dear  Smithers:  You  are  a  very  good  fellow,  and  I  am  much 
obliged  to  you — But  you  must  really  come  over  and  see  me  and  also  look 
on  Rodin's  wonderful  statute  of  Balsao — a  superb  worlc  of  genius  ...  I 
went  to  see  the  trial  of  Canuira  and  his  wife  yesterday — it  was  very 
tragic   and   the   judge    tortured    them — the    audience    laughed    ivhen    the 

beasft   in   red   made   a  point Dear   Bobbie   is   so   thoughtful  for 

others,  in  making  arrangements  for  me  to  live  in  a  cheerful  French  pension, 
with  table-d-hote  at  6 :,°iO  and  pleasant  ladies'  society  in  the  evening.  I 
am  to  play  dominoes.     Yours  0.  W." 

This  edition  was  limited  to  800  copies. 

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^.  PRESENTATION    COPY    TO    MAX    BEERBOHM 

1/  110.  THE  BALLAD  OF  READING  GOAL.    By  C.  3.  3.    8vo, 

original  cloth,  uncut.  London :  Leonard  Smithers,  1898 

First   Edition.     Autograph   presentation    copy   from   Oscar   Wilde 

TO   Max   Beerbohm,   with   the   inscription   on  verso   of   half-title:    "Max 

Beerbolim  with  the  compliments  of  the  author.     Naples,  Feijf.   '88." 

This  edition  was  limited  to   800  copies. 

>-        111.  THE  BALLAD  OF  READING  GAOL.    By  C.  3.  3.    8vo, 
4^     original  cloth,  vellum  back,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

Loudon:  Leonard  Smithers,  1898 
One  of  30  copies  printed  on  Japan  vellum. 

112.  THE  BALLAD  OF  READING  GAOL.  By  C.  3.  3.  12mo, 
cloth,  uncut.  New  York:  Benj.  R.  Tucker,  1899 

113.  THE  BALLAD  OF  READING  GAOL.  By  C.  3.  3.  16mo, 
wrappers,  uncut.  Boston,  1900 

"The   Cornhill  Booklet"   for  October  WOO. 

114.  THE  BALLAD  OF  READING  GAOL.  By  C.  3.  3.  (in 
Jewish).    12mo,  wrappers.  New  York,  n.  d. 

115.  THE  BALLAD  OF  RESIDING  GAOL  (in  Jewish).  12mo, 
half  blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  top.  New  York,  n.  d. 

ORIGINAL     MANUSCRIPT    OF    CANTO    III    OF 

"THE    BALLAD    OF    READING    GAOL" 

WITH   THREE   LETTERS   TO    LEONARD    SMITHERS 

RELATING    THERETO 

116.  THE  BALLAD  OF  READING  GAOL.  Original  Manu- 
script of  Canto  III  of  ' '  The  Ballad  of  Reading  Gaol, ' '  written  on 
4  pp.  folio,  together  with  three  A.  L's.  S.  to  Leonard  Smithers 
relating  to  this  work.  Enclosed  in  a  full  red  levant  morocco  case, 
gilt  ornamentation,  doublures  of  white  moire  silk. 

This  Manuscript  contains  a  number  of  corrections  in  Wilde's  hand 
conforming  to  the  printed  version,  together  with  comments  by  him  in 
explanation.  He  has  also  written  stanza  13  of  the  first  Canto,  about 
which  there  had  been  some  objection  on  the  part  of  the  Chiswick  Press, 
to  which  he  has  added  a  '■ariation  of  the  objectionable  third  line,  and 
three   variations   of   the   fourth   line. 

deferring  to  this  stanza,  he  says:  "But  I  am  ill  at  these  numhers. 
I  cannot  tamper  ivith  a  classic,  as  I  said  on  a  famous  occasion.  I  am 
still  on  literary  terms  with  RohMe,  will  you  ash  him  to  choose.  But 
please  fight  for  the  original. ' ' 

A.  L.  S.  from  Oscar  Wilde  to  Leonard  Smithers.  8  pp.  folio. 
Naples.    With  addressed  envelope. 

" Noiv  I  can  really  think  about  my  position,  and  form   some 

judgment  as  to  whether  it  is  worth  while  fighting  on  against  the  hideous 
forces  of  the  world.  Personally,  I  don't  thinlc  it  is,  but  Vanity  .... 
still  drives  me  to  thinlc  of  a  possible  future  of  self-assertion  .... 

The  proofs  have  just  arrived;  in  old  days  of  power  and  personality  I 
always  insisted  that  my  proofs  should  be  sent  to  me  on  the  paper  to  be 

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ultimately  used  ....  7  licul   intended   that  wherever  there  was  a  break 

in  my  poem  a  new  yage  should  tegin failing  this  it  really  would 

he  better  to  print  on  alternate  leaves  as  you  suggested." 

Then  follow  long  and  intkresting  comments  on  the  make-up  of  the 

BOOK,   -n-ITH   CHANGES   IN   THE   PAGE   OF  DEDICATION,    etc. 

A.  L.  S.,  12  pp.  8vo,  from  Oscar  Wilde  to  Leonard  Smithers, 
Naples.     No  date.     With  addressed  envelope. 

"Your  letter  just  received.     I  am  glad  you  are  going  to  print  on  one 

side   only As  I   have    lost   my   entire   income   I   can't   live   uAth 

Alfred  Douglas  any  more You,  give  me  no  news  about  the  verse 

about  the  Doctor  .  .  .  I  thinlc  that  with  my  alteration  it  would  stand 
....  My  handicriting  once  Greelc  and  gracioiis  is  now  illegible;  I  am 
very  sorry,  but  I  really  am  a  ivreclc  of  nerves — I  don't  eat,  or  sleep — I 
live  on  cigarettes." 

[See  Illustration] 

A.  L.  S.,  8  pp.  8vo,  from  Oscar  Wilde  to  Leonard  Smithers.  With 
envelope. 

"Do  try  and  mal'e  the  ChiswicTc  Press  less  mad  and  less  maddening  .... 
JSowever,  if  they  kick,  I  cannot  sacrifice  the  lines  about  the  tcatch — so  I 
enclose  a  feeble  substitute — but  I  shall  be  outraged  and  perhaps  outrage- 
ous if  it  is  used,"  etc. 

CORRECTED    PROOF    SHEETS     OF    "READING    GAOL" 

117.  THE  BALLAD  OF  READING  GAOL.  By  C.  3.  3.  8vo, 
full  green  vellum,   gilt   border  on   sides,   gilt   top,  by   Roger   de 

-J  Coverly.  London,  1897-1898 

The  Proof  Sheets  of  the  work,  /he  title  bearing  the  printed  date 
of  1897,  and  corrected  to  read  1898.  Contains  the  half-title,  the  dedica- 
tion which  was  deleted,  and  a  change  in  the  initials  on  the  leaf  of  dedica- 
tion which  was  retained  in  the  printed  book.  There  is  scarcely  a  leaf  but 
contains    some   manuscript   correction   by   Wilde. 

WITH    ORIGINAL    DRAWINGS 

118.  THE  BALLAD  OF  READING  GAOL.  By  C.  3.  3.  Each 
leaf  inlaid  to  4to,  full  brown  levant  morocco;  the  front  cover  con- 
tains an  inlaid  panel  of  gray  IcA'ant  morocco,  on  which  is  depicted 
with  inlays  of  different  colored  moroccos  and  gilt  tooling,  the  in- 
terior of  a  prison  yard,  with  convicts  marching;  the  compartments 
on  the  back  are  emblematically  tooled  and  inlaid  with  a  dagger 
thrust  through  a  red  heart;  the  front  doublure  of  a  darker  shade 

/"]  of  levant  morocco  has  outlined  in  gold,  tlie  figure  of  a  prisoner 

^  kneeling  beside  his  cot  in  his  cell;  the  back  doublure  has  a  spider's 

web  in  gold  on  dark  brown  levant  morocco ;  pale  blue  silk  flys,  gilt 

edges,  in  slip-case.  New  York:  Brentano,  n.  d. 

Extra  illustrated  by  the  insertion  of  23  original  drawings,  in  wash, 

pen-and-ink,    and    color,    by    McDougall,    George    Gibbs,    Isabel    Lyndall, 

Dwiggins,  P.  V.  Wilson,  IT.  S.  Pullingcr,  M.   C.  Craven,  ,T.  L.  G.  Ferris, 

and   others,   all   American   Artists.     The   front   cover    decoration    is   after 

the   drawing  by  T.  E.  Shaver;   the  front  doublure  after  the   drav\-ing  by 

Gibbs;   the  emblems  on  the  back  after  the  drawing  by  Dwiggins,  and  the 

back  doublure  after  McDougall. 

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119.  THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  BEING  EARNEST.  A  Trivial 
Comedy  for  Serious  People  by  the  Author  of  Lady  Windermere's 

Fan.    Small  4to,  original  cloth  gilt,  uncut,  in  full  olive  levant  mo-  ^  ^    I* 
rocco  solander  case.  London :  Leonard  Smithers  and  Co.,  1899 

First   Edition.     Autograph   presentation'   copy   FROi^r   Oscar   Wilde 

TO  Lord   Alfred  Douglas,   with   inscription   on  verso   of   the  half-title: 

"To  Bosie:  from  the  author.     Feb.    '99." 

120.  THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  BEING  EARNEST.  A  Trivial 
Comedy  for  Serious  People  by  the  Author  of  Lady  Windermere's 
Fan,     8vo,  original  cloth  gilt,  uncut. 

London:  Leonard  Smithers  and  Co.,  1899 
First    Edition.     Autograph    presentation    from    the    author    to    Frank 
Harris:  "Frank  Harris:  In  sincere  admiration  and  friendship:  from  the 
author.     Oscar  Wilde." 

ONE  OF  TWELVE   COPIES   ON  JAPAN  VELLUM 

121.  THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  BEING  E^VRNEST.  A  Trivial  y  ^. 
Comedy  for  Serious  People.  By  the  Author  of  Lady  Windermere's  ^ \/  J 
Fan.     Small  4to,  original  full  vellum  gilt,  uncut. 

London :  Leonard  Smithers  and  Co.,  1899 
First  Edition.     One   of   12   copies  on   Large   Japanese   Vellum   paper, 
signed  by  the  author. 

122.  THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  BEING  EARNEST.    A  Trivial 

Comedy  for  Serious  People,  by  the  Author  of  Lady  Windermere's     ^^ 
Fan.    4to,  original  cloth,  ornaments  in  gold  on  sides,  uncut.  w  *J^ 

London :  Leonard  Smithers  and  Co.,  1899 
Large  Paper  copy  op  the  First  Edition.     One  of  100  copies'  auto- 
graphed by  the  author. 

123.  THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  BEING  EARNEST.  A  Trivial 
Comedy  for  Serious  People.     12mo,  half  blue  levant  morocco,  gilt 

top,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  2,^^ 

London  and  New  York:  French,  [1902] 
The  acting  edition  of  the  play  as  first  produced  in  London,   Feb.   14, 
1895,  and  in  New  York,  April   22,  1895,  differing  quite  materially  from 
the  First  Edition. 

124.  ERNEST  SEIN!  (The  Importance  of  being  Earnest). 
Eine  triviale  Komodie  fiir  seriose  Leute.  Ins  Deutsche  iibertragen 
von  Herm.  Freih.  v.  Teschenberg.  8vo,  half  maroon  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  top,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  Leipzig,  1903 

125.  THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  BEING  EARNEST  (in  Rus- 
sian). 16mo,  half  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original 
wrappers  bound  in.  Moscow,  n.  d. 


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MANUSCRIPT  OF  "THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  BEING  EARNEST" 
126.  THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  BEING  EARNEST.     Author's 
Typewritten  Copy  of  "The  Importance  of  Being  Earnest,"  bound  ^ 

in  full  polished  calf,  gilt  back,  gilt  top,  by  Riviere.  "^    ^^ 

"With   manuscript   corrections   and   additions   by   Wilde,   practically 
agreeing,  with  the  corrections,  with  the  printed  version. 

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MANUSCRIPT   OF  "THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  BEING  EARNEST" 

127.  THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  BEING  EARNEST.     Author's 

Typewritten   Copy  of  "Lady   Lancing,"   afterwards  changed   to 

"The  Importance  of  Being  Earnest."    Act  One  only.    Preserved 

in  a  full  light  blue  levant  morocco  solander  ease. 

A  VERY  EARLY  COPY,  with  numerous  manuscript  corrections  by  the 
author. 

MANUSCRIPT  OF  "THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  BEING  EARNEST" 

128.  THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  BEING  EARNEST.  Author's 
Typewritten  Copy  of  "Lady  Lancing,"  afterwards  changed  to 
"The  Importance  of  Being  Earnest."  The  Four  Acts  bound 
separately,  enclosed  in  silk  cover,  and  preserved  in  a  full  blue 
straight-grain  morocco  solander  case,  back  handsomely  tooled  in 
pointille. 

With  manuscript  corrections  by  the  author,  many  passages  being 
deleted,  and  whole  paragraphs  and  dialogues  added.  With  bookplate  of 
Clarence  S.  Bement. 

PRESENTATION    COPY    TO    LORD    ALFRED  DOUGLAS 

129.  AN  IDEAL  HUSBAND.  By  the  Author  of  Lady  Winder- 
mere's Fan.  Small  4to,  original  cloth  gilt,  uncut,  in  full  olive 
levant  morocco  solander  case. 

London:  Leonard  Smithers  and  Co.,  1899 
First   Edition.     Autograph   presentation   copy   prom   Oscar  Wilde 
TO  Lord  Alfred  Douglas,  with  the  inscription  on  verso  of  the  half-title: 
*'To  Bosie:  the  becmtiful  poet,  from  the  author.     Oscar  Wilde." 

THE    DEDICATION    COPY 

130.  AN  IDEAL  HUSBAND.  By  the  Author  of  Lady  Winder- 
mere's Fan.     Small  4to,  original  full  vellum  gilt,  uncut. 

London:  Leonard  Smithers  and  Co.,  1899 
First  Edition.  One  of  12  copies  on  Large  Japanese  Vellum  Paper. 
Autograph  presentation  copy  from  the  author  to  Frank  Harris,  to 
whom  the  book  is  dedicated.  ' '  To  Franlc  Harris,  whose  name  I  have 
written  on  the  portal  of  my  play."  The  author  has  also  inscribed  his 
name  on  the  leaf  announcing  the  issue. 

[See  Illustration] 

f  131.  AN  IDEAL  HUSBAND.    By  the  Author  of  Lady  Winder- 

^        mere's  Fan,    Small  4to,  original  full  vellum  gilt,  uncut. 

London:  Leonard  Smithers  and  Co.,  1899 
First   Edition,     One  of  12   copies  on  Large  Japanese  Vellum  Paper, 
signed  by  the  author. 

132.  AN  IDEAL  HUSBAND.    By  the  Author  of  Lady  Winder- 
mere's Fan.    4to,  original  cloth,  ornaments  in  gold  on  sides,  uncut. 
London :  Leonard  Smithers  and  Co.,  1899 
Large  Paper  copy  of  the  First   Edition,  one   of  100   copies,  auto- 
graphed  by    the    author.     Autograph    presentation    copy    from    Oscar 
Wilde   to    Charles    Shannon,    with    inscription    on    the    half-title:     To 
Charles  Shannon  in,  sincere  admiration  and  affection,  from    the  author, 
Oscar  Wilde." 

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133.  EIN  IDEALER  GATTE.  Ins  Deutsche  iibertragen  von 
Isidore  Leo  Pavia  und  Herm.  Freih.  v.  Teschenberg.  8vo,  half 
maroon  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in. 

Leipzig,  1903 

134.  AN  IDEAL  HUSBAND  (in  Russian).  16mo,  half  green 
levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  Moscow,  n.  d. 


V 


MANUSCRIPT    OF    "AN    IDEAL    HUSBAND" 

135.  AN  IDEAL  HUSBAND,     Author's  Typewritten  Copy  of 
"The   Ideal   Husband."     The   Four  Acts  bound   separately,   en- 
closed in  silk  cover,  and  preserved  in  a  full  green  straight-grain 
^         morocco  solander  case,  the  back  beautifully  tooled  in  pointille. 
l*y'l  '  With  manuscript  corrections  by  the  author,  being  substantially  the 

same  as  the  printed  version.     With  bookplate  of  Clarence  S.  Bement. 


S^ 


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MANUSCRIPT    OF    "AN    IDEAL    HUSBAND" 

136.  AN  IDEAL  HUSBAND.  Original  manuscript  of  Act  IV 
of  "An  Ideal  Husband."  Written  on  34  pp.  4to  and  folio,  of 
which  16  pp.  are  in  the  hand  of  Oscar  Wilde,  and  the  remainder 

•^        in  typewriter.    Enclosed  in  a  full  crimson  levant  morocco  solander 
case. 

An  important  manuscript,  showing  the  many  changes  which  were 
made  by  the  author  in  rounding  out  the  events  in  this  Act.  Some  of  the 
typewritten  pages  are  entirely  written  on  the  verso  with  dialogue,  and 
in  some  cases  there  are  present  two  versions  of  the  same  passages. 

The  situations  which  rapidly  follow  one  another  in  this  last  Act  have 
been  worked  over  by  the  author,  and  even  the  printed  version  in  the 
Collected   Works   differs   from   the   present   manuscript. 

137.  DE  PROFUNDIS.     8vo,  full  limp  vellum,  gilt  top,  uncut. 
r^  London:  Methuen  and  Co.,  n.  d.   [1905] 

^  First    Edition.     One    of    50    copies   printed   throughout    on    Japanese 

Vellum. 


i' 


138.  DE  PROFUNDIS.  Precede  de  lettres  ecrites  de  la  prison. 
Par  Oscar  Wilde  a  Robert  Ross ;  suivi  de  La  Ballade  de  la  Geole  de 
Reading.  Traduite  par  Henry  D.  Davray.  12mo,  half  olive  levant 
morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in.      Paris,  1905 

The  rare  First  French  Edition.  Though  the  letters  of  the  French 
and  German  editions  are  identical,  two  of  these  bear  different  dates  from 
those  of  Meyerf eld 's  edition,  and  of  such  a  nature  as  to  make  it  impossible 
to  attribute  this  difference  to  any  typographical  error. 

139.  DE  PROFUNDIS.  Precede  de  Lettres  ecrites  de  la  Prison, 
par  Oscar  Wilde  a  Robert  Ross,  suivi  de  La  Ballade  de  la  Geole  de 
Reading,  traduites  par  Henry  D.  Davray.  12mo,  original  wrappers, 
uncut,  Paris,  1905 

First  French  Edition.  Autograph  presentation  copy  ftom  Robert 
Ross,  with  the  inscription  on  front  cover  "With  the  Compliments  of  Mr. 
Robert  Boss." 

Two  of  these  letters  l)car  different  dates  from  those  of  Meyerfeld's 
edition,  and  of  such  a  nature  as  to  make  it  impossible  to  attribute  the 
difference  to  any  typographical  error. 

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140.  DE    PROFUNDIS.      Heraus.se,seben    uiid    einseleitet    von 
Max   Meyerfeld.     Titles  in  red  and   black;   Ornamental   initmls.         . 
Small  4to,  full  vellum,  gilt  top,  uncut,  with  silk  ties.      Berlin,  1905        J 

First  German   Ebitiox  ix  book  form.     One  of  20  copies  printed  on 
hand-made  paper. 

141.  DE    PROFUNDIS.      Herausgregeben    und    eingeleitet   von      .  , 
Max   Meyerfeld.      Titles   in   red   and   black;   ornamental   initials.       ^ 
Small  4to,  original  wrappers,  uncut.  Berlin,  1905 

First  German  Edition  in  book  form.     One  of  200  copies  printed  on 
hand-made   paper. 

142.  DE    PROFUNDIS.      Auktoriserad    ofversattning-     (delvis 
fran  manuskriptet)   af  Anna  Lamberg-.     12mo,  half  blue  morocco,        / 
gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  Stockholm  [1905] 

First  Swedish  Edition. 

143.  DE  PROFUNDIS.     Seguito  da  Alcune  lettere  inedite  di 

O.  Wilde.     Versione  Italiana  di  Olga  Bicehierai.     12mo,  half  blue    "^ 
morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in. 

Venezia,  1905 
The  First  Italian  Edition,  and  the  only  edition  to  contain  the  four 
letters  in  English  though  they  may  be  no  more  than  translations  from  the 
French  letters. 

144.  DE  PROFUNTDIS.     Four  Letters  by  Oscar  Wilde  which     - 
were  not  included  in  the  English   Edition  of  "De  Profundis." 
12mo,  original  wrappers,  in  half  blue  levant  morocco  slip-case. 

Privately  Printed,  1906 
The  text  of  these  Letters  is  taken  from  pp.  138-158  of  the  Italian  edi- 
tion of  "  De  Profundis, ' '  in  which  permission  was  given  for  an  Italian 
translation  of  the  letters  to  appear.  By  some  misunderstanding  the  ori- 
ginal English  text  also  was  included,  which  was  taken  advantage  of  by 
"Wright  and  Jones,"  who  issued  this  piracy  (consisting  of  500  copies 
printed  by  W.  H.  White  &  Co.,  Edinburgh). 

145.  DE   PROFUNDIS.     Four  Letters  by  Oscar  Wilde  which     // 
were  not  included   in  the  English  Edition  of  "De   Profundis."    *^ 
12mo,  half  citron  morocco,  gilt  top,  original  wrappers  bound  in,  by 
Stikeman.  Privately  printed,  1906 

Bound  in  with  the  foregoing  is  ' '  Children  in  Prison  and  other  Cruelties 
of  Prison  Life. ' '     London,  n.  d. 

146.  DE  PROFUNDIS  (in  Jewish).    Portrait.     12mo,  half  blue    ^ 
morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  iDOund  in.  London,  1909 

147.  DE  PROFUNDIS  (in  Russian).     16mo,  half  olive  morocco, 
gilt  top,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  Odessa   [1909] 

'    148.  DE  PROFUNDIS.   The  Cornhiil  Booklet  for  October,  1914. 

12mo,  half  blue  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound 

in.  '^  Boston,  1914 

Contains  "De  Profundis,  Suppressed  Fragments  in  the  British  Museum 

for  Publication  in  1960." 

149.  THE  CANTERVILLE  GHOST  (in  Russian).     16mo,  half 
green  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  original  ^^Tappers  bound  in. 

St.  Petersburg,  n.  d. 


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150.  SPOKET  PA  CANTERVILLE  och  andra  Noveller  och 
Sagor  af  Oscar  Wilde.  Ofversattning  af  Ernst  Limdquist.  Por- 
trait on  ivrapper.  12mo,  half  blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut, 
original  wrappers  bound  in.  Stockholm  [1906] 

Contains    in    addition    to    the    above    title    "Mr.    W.    H's    Portrait," 
"Lord  Arthur  Saville's  Crime"  and  other  pieces  by  Wilde. 


151.  CHILDREN  IN  PRISON  and  other  Cruelties  of  Prison 
A     /         Life,    12mo,  half  blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  original  wrappers 

^  bound  in.  London:  Murdoch  &  Co.,  n.  d. 

First  Edition. 

152.  DECORATIVE    ART    IN    AMERICA.      A    Lecture    by 
I*          Osgood  Wilde.     Together  with  Letters,  Reviews  and  Interviews. 

***  Edited,  with  an  Introduction  by  Richard  Butler  Glaenzer.     Por- 

trait.    12mo,  cloth,  uncut.  New  York,  1906 

MANUSCRIPT    OF    "A    FLORENTINE    TRAGEDY" 

153.  A  FLORENTINE  TRAGEDY.     Original  manuscript  of 
— ^'^     ''A  Florentine  Tragedy,"  originally  written  on  25  pp.  folio.     In 

^4  the  present   volume  are  13   pp.,   pp.   7-19   inclusive   are   lacking. 

Bound  in  full  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  fillet  back  and  sides, 
doublures  and  flys  of  pale  green  moire  silk,  gilt  edges,  with  a  fac- 
simile of  Oscar  Wilde's  signature  on  front  cover,  by  Wood. 

This  manuscript  contains  a  Scenario  and  an  entire  preliminary 
leaf  of  diaxogue  which  does  not  appear  in  the  printed  ^^:rsi0n  in 
THE  COLLECTED  WORKS.  The  Scenario  describes  Bianca  kneeling  before  an 
image  of  the  Madonna;  and  the  preliminary  leaf  consists  of  passionate 
dialogue  between  Guido  and  Bianca  prior  to  the  appearance  of  Simone, 
her  husband,  at  which  latter  point  the  Tragedy  commences  in  the  pub- 
lished work. 

The  copy  contains  many  corrections,  in  some  cases  amounting  to  whole 
paragraphs. 

The  MANUSCRIPT  IS  ENTIRELY  IN  THE  AtTTOGRAPH  OF  WiLDE,  but  Un- 
signed. 

y  154.  FINE    FLORENTINISCHE    TRAGOEDIE.      Deutseh   v. 

vA  Max  Meyerfeld,     12mo,  half  maroon  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  un- 

cut, original  wrappers  bound  in.  Berlin :  S.  Fischer,  1907 

First  Edition  in  German.  The  First  Edition  in  English  did  not  ap- 
pear until  the  following  year  in  the  First  Collected  Edition  of  Wilde's 
works. 

MANUSCRIPT    OF    "THE    FUNCTION    OF    CRITICISM" 

155.  THE  FUNCTION  OF  CRITICISM.  Original  manuscript 
of  "The  Function  of  Criticism."  Written  on  19  pp.  folio,  and 
bound  in  full  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  fillet  back  and  sides, 
doublures  and  flys  of  pale  green  moire  silk,  gilt  edges,  with  a  fac- 
simile of  Oscar  Wilde's  signature  on  the  front  cover,  by  Wood. 

This  manuscript,  unfinished  and  in  a  measure  fragmentary,  is  en- 
tirely IN  THE  autograph  OF  WiLDE,  with  many  corrections.  Some  of  the 
pages  have  memoranda  jotted  down  for  subsequent  use  in  the  piecing 
together  of  his  ideas. 

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156.  THE  HARLOT'S  HOUSE.   With  5  illustrations  by  Althea 
Gyles.     In  folio  portfolio. 

London:  Imprinted  for  subscribers  at  the  Matliurin  Press,  1904 

Edition  de  Grand  Luss.     One  of  twelve   copies   printed   on   pure 

VELLUM,  with  three  sets  of  the  illustrations,  viz:   proofs  on  pure  vellum; 

on  India  paper  mounted,  with  black  marginal  borders,  and  on  plate  paper. 


^i'i 


157.  THE  HARLOT 'S  HOUSE.     Small  4to,  wrappers,  uncut.        /  , 

Privately  printed,  1905 

158.  IMPRESSIONS  OF  AMERICA.  Edited,  with  an  Intro- 
duction by  Stuart  Mason.  12mo,  original  wrappers,  uncut,  in  half 
olive  levant  morocco  slip-case.         Sunderland :  Keystone  Press,  1906 

First    Edition.     One    of    500    copies.      Contains   the    two    poems    "Le     ^^*7 
Jardin"  and  "La  Mer"  from  "Our  Continent,"  Feb.  1882.     The  test  ' 

of  Wilde's  lecture,  delivered  at  Wandsworth  on  Sept.  24,  1883,  is  on  pp. 
21-36. 

159.  LOTUS  LEAVES.    Proof  Sheets  of  ''Lotus  Leaves,"  cut  ^ 
to  size,  and  bound  in  small  4to,  full  green  levant  morocco,  gilt     ;'    ^ 
fillet  back  and  sides,  doublures  and  flys  of  pale  green  moire  silk, 

gilt  edges,  "\ntli  facsimile  signature  of  Oscar  Wild  on  front  cover, 

by  "Wood, 

This  Proof  Sheet,  printed  while  Wilde  was  at  Magdalene  College, 
Oxford,  has  been  corrected  very  carefully  by  the  author,  in  ink,  particular 
care  having  been  expended  on  the  Greek  quotation  which  heads  the  poem. 


Jb' 


160.  MAGDALEN  WALKS.  Proof  Sheet  of  the  Poem  as  it 
appeared  in  the  "Irish  Monthly"  for  April,  1878.  Mounted  with 
linen  guard  and  bound  in  full  olive  levant  morocco,  gilt  fillet  back 
and  sides,  doublures  and  flys  of  pale  green  moire  silk,  gilt  edges, 
facsimile  of  Wilde's  signature  on  front  cover. 

With  manuscript  corrections  by  the  author. 

160a.  the  NIGHTINGALE  AND  THE  ROSE    (in  Jewish).  . 
12mo,  half  blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  J^ 
bound  in.  London,  1907 

161.  POEMS  IN  PROSE.  8vo,  half  red  levant  morocco,  uncut, 
original  wrappers  bound  in.  New  York,  1894 

The   "Fortnightly  Review"  for  July,   1894,  containing  the   first  pub- 
lication  of   this   work. 

162.  POEMS  IN  PROSE  by  Oscar  Wilde.  Square  16mo,  full 
maroon  calf,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in. 

"The  Bibelot"  for  June,  10(-1.  Portland:   Mosher,   1904 

163.  POEMS  IN  PROSE.  8vo,  full  maroon  levant  morocco,  un- 
cut, original  wrappers  bound  in.        Paris :  Privately  printed,  1905 

One  of  50  copies  on  Imperial  Japan  paper,  published  by  Carrington    ,  ) 
from  the  "Fortnightly  Eeview"  for  July,  1894, 

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164.  THE  PORTEAIT  OF  MR.  W.  H.  Small  4to,  original 
wrappers,  uncut,  in  half  olive  levant  morocco  slip-case. 

Privately  Printed   [1904] 
This   was  published   about   1'904   by   Smithei's   and    (or)    "Wright   and 
Jones. ' ' 

One  of  200  copies. 

165.  DAS  BILDNIS  DES  MR.  W.  H,;  Lord  Arthur  Saviles 
Verbrechen.  Deutsch  von  Felix  Paul  Greve.  12mo,  half  maroon 
levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in. 

Minden:  J.  C.  C.  Bruns   [1904] 

First  Issue  of  the  second  translation  into  German. 


166.  LE    PORTRAIT    DE    MONSIEUR    W.    H.      Traduction 

d 'Albert  Savine.     Small  4to,  half  olive  levaut  morocco,  gilt  top, 

f  f  '^         uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  Paris,  1906 

One  of  10  copies  on  Holland  paper.     This  volume  includes  not  only  the 

title  subject,  but  also :   "  Le  Fantome  de  Canterville " ;    "  Le  Sphinx  qui 

m  'a  pas   de    Secret " ;    "  Le   Modele  Millionaire ' ' ;    Poemes   en   Prose ' ' ; 

"L'Ame  Humaine  sous  le  regime  Socialiste. " 


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167.  DAS  SONNETTENPROBLEM  DES  HERRN  W.  H. 
(The  portrait  of  Mr.  "W.  H.)  Aus  dem  Englischen  ubersetzt  und 
eingeleitet  von  Johannes  Gaulke.  8vo,  half  maroon  levant  morocco, 
gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  Leipzig,  n.  d. 

168.  RE  SURG  AM.  Unpublished  Letters  of  Oscar  Wilde.  4to, 
original  wrappers,  uncut,  in  half  purple  levant  morocco  slip-case. 

One  op  25  copies  printed.  [London,  1917] 

WILDE'S    OWN    COPY 

169.  ROSE  LEAF  AND  APPLE  LEAF.  By  Rennell  Rodd. 
With  an  Introduction  by  Oscar  Wilde.  Pnnted  on  very  thin 
paper,  and  interleaved  with  green.  12mo,  original  vellum,  gilt  top, 
uncut,  in  crimson  full  levaut  morocco  solander  case. 

Philadelphia:  J.  I\I.  Stoddart  &  Co.,  1882 
First   Edition   with  the  alternate  leaves  op  apple  green.     Only 
a  small  number  op  copies  were  issued  in  this  form. 

Oscar  Wilde's  own  copy,  with  his  autograph  on  front  cover,  dated 
September,  1882.  Laid  in  are  two  autograph  letters,  one  from  J.  M. 
Stoddart  to  Herbert  S.  Stone  relative  to  this  work,  and  one  from  Louis 
H.  Rhcad  to  Stone  and  Kimball,  regarding  sketches.  There  are  also  laid  in 
two  sketches  of  title-pages,  presumably  for  a  new  edition  by  Stone  and 
Kimball,  by  Rhead. 

170.  ROSE  LEAF  AND  APPLE  LEAF.  By  Rennell  Rodd. 
With  an  Introduction  by  Oscar  Wilde.  Printed  on  very  thin  paper, 
and  interleaved  with  green.     12ino,  full  vellum,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

Philadelphia:  J.  M.  Stoddart  &  Co.,  1882 
First  Edition  with  the  alternate  leaves  of  apple  green.     Only 

a  small  numbkr  of  copies  were  issued  in  this  form. 

Wilde  brought  the  verses  over   with  him   on  his  first  visit  to   America, 

edited   them,   and    wrote   the   Introduction,   "L'Envoi, "   an    exquisite   bit 

of  writing,   designed   to  aid   in   continuing  and   perfecting   "The   English 

Renaissance." 

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171.  HOSE  LEAF  AND  APPLE  LEAF,  With  an  Introduc- 
tion bv  Oscar  Wilde.     12ino,  cloth,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

PhUadelphia,  1882 

172.  ROSE  LEAF  AND  APPLE  LEAP.  L 'Envoi.  With  In- 
troductory Note.  Ornamental  headpiece.  12mo,  half  blue  levant 
morocco,  gilt  top,  original  wrappers  bound  in. 

London:  Printed  for  Private  Circulation,  1904 
This  is  the  first  separate  publication  in  England  of  Wilde's  Introduc- 
tion to  Rennell  Rodd's  volume  of  Poems  which  was  originally  published 
in  Philadelphia  in  1882.     One  of  200  copies. 

AUTOGRAPH  MANUSCRIPT  OF  "ENVOI" 
THE  INTRODUCTION  TO  "ROSE  LEAF  AND  APPLE  LEAF" 

173.  ENVOI.  Original  Autograph  Manuscript,  of  "Envoi," 
written  on  40  pp.  4to,  preserved  in  a  full  blue  levant  morocco'  fire- 
proof solander  case. 

Entirely  in  Wilde's  autograph  and  signed  in  full  by  him.  Written 
as  the  Introduction  to  Eennell  Eodd  's  ' '  Rose-Leaf  and  Apple-Leaf ' '  pub- 
lished in  PhDadelphia  in  1882. 

The  printed  manuscript  shows  slight  variations  from  the  present  manu- 
script, which  has  many  corrections  and  deletions  in  the  author's  hand. 

[See  Illustration] 

174.  THE  RISE  OF  HISTORICAL  CRITICISM.  8vo,  boards, 
eloth  back,  uncut.  Privately  Printed,  1905 

First  Edition. 

175.  DER  SOZIALISMUS.  und  die  Seele  des  Menschen;  Aus 
dem  Zucbthaus  zu  Reading;  Aesthetisches  Manifest^  Uebersetzt 
von  Hedwig  Lachmann  und  Gustav  Landauer.  12mo,  half  maroon 
levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  original  wrappers  bound  in.     Berlin,  1904 

First  German  Edition.  On  the  last  page  appears  the  "Sonett  An 
Die  Freiheit." 

MANUSCRIPT    OF   "THE   RISE   OF   HISTORICAL   CRITICISM" 

176.  HISTORICAL  CRITICISM.  Original  Manuscript  of 
"Historical  Criticism,"  written  on  90  quarto  pages,  in  limp  mo- 
rocco blank  book.  Preserved  in  full  chocolate  levant  morocco 
solander  case,  fire-proofed. 

This  manuscript  agrees  closely  with  the  printed  version,  and  is 
written  on  one  side  of  the  leaf  only,  leaving  the  verso  for  interpolations 
and  corrections  which  occur  throughout  the  volume. 

177.  DIE  ROMANTISCHE  RENAISSANCE.  Zwei  kleine 
schriften  et  ein  Epilog.    12mo,  boards,  roan  back. 

Insel— Verlag— 1906 

178.  SEBASTIAN  MELMOTH.  (Oscar  Wilde.)  Square  12mo, 
half  red  morocco,  wooden  sides,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

London:  Humphreys,  1905 
Contains  also,  ' '  The  Soul  of  Man  under  Socialism. ' ' 

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179.  SHAKESPEAREAN  SHOW  BOOK.  With  original  con- 
tributions, illustrations  and  music  from  well-known  authoi-s,  artists, 
and  composers.     Oblong  4to,  limp  boards.  Manchester,  1884 

Contains   Wilde's   Poem,   "Under   the   Balcony,"   not   included   in   any         "7t 
edition  of  his  poems;   there  is  also  a  Sonnet  by  Browning;   Cruikshank,  -^ 

Walter  Crane,  Caldecott  and  others  contributed  drawings. 

180.  TALES  (in  Russian).  16mo,  half  green  levant  morocco, 
gilt  top,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  Moscow,  n.  d.      ^ 

COMPLETE  MANUSCRIPT  BY  OSCAR  WILDE 

181.  VALUE  OF  CRITICISM.  Original  Autogr.^ph  Manu- 
script, Signed,  of  "The  True  Function  and  Value  of  Criticism." 
A  Dialogue,  with  some  Remarks  on  the  Importance  of  Doing 
Nothing.  Written  on  152  pp.  folio,  and  enclosed  in  a  full  lavender 
levant  morocco,  silk-lined  case. 

This  important  manuscript  is  from  the  Richard  Le  Gax,lienne- 
WiLLiAM  K.  BiXBY  collections,  and  contains  many  corrections,  deletions, 
and  emendations  in  Wilde's  hand.  It  was  originally  published  in  the 
"Nineteenth  Century"  for  July,  1890. 

It  was  reprinted  in  "Intentions,"  1891,  pp.  95-148,  under  the  title  of 
' '  The  Critic  as  Artist,  art  I, ' '  the  two  versions  differing  considerably. 

182.  THE  YOUNG  KING;  The  Star-Child. ^/Z^ws^ra^ed    12mo,    ^     ^ 
cloth.  Boston,  n.  d.    ^    "^ 

184.  WILDE    (OSCAR).     The  Writings  of  Oscar  Wilde.     14    y 
vols.  8vo,  buckram  gilt,  gilt  tops,  uncut.        London :  Methuen,  n.  d.  //'^ 
One  of  1,000  copies  on  hand-made  paper. 

186.  MASON  (STUART).     Bibliography  of  Oscar  AVilde.     By       . 
Stuart  Mason.     With  a  Not€  by  Robert  Ross.     Frontispiece  and     /    •- 
facsimiles.    8vo,  cloth,  gilt  top.  London,  n.  d.      0** 

187.  NOm^EAUX  ESSAIS  DE   LITTERATURE   ET   D'ES- 
THETIQUE  1886-Juin  1887.    Traduction  d 'Albert  Savine.    12mo,     -^ 
half  blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound 

in.  Paris,  1913 

OSCAR  WILDE'S  SCHOOL  BOOK,  WITH  AUTOGRAPH 
AND    NOTES 

188.  LIVY.      Titi   Livii   Pataviui:    Historiae    Romanae.      Libri 
XXI-XXXV.    With  Notes  by  John  Walker.    8vo,  full  blue  levant  / 
morocco,  Jansen  style,  gilt  edges.                                     Dublin,  1862    t  \J  \ 

Oscar  Wilde's  school  book,  with   his  autograph   on   title  dated    '  '7  ^ 
November  1868,  together  with  numerous   marginal  notes  and  com- 
ments. 

Inserted  is  a  4  pp.  8vo,  A.  L.  S.  dated  Portora  School,  Sept.  8,  1868,  to 
his  Mother.  This  letter  contains  a  pen-and-ink  drawing  picturing  their 
delight  on  receiving  the  hamper. 

"Barling  Mamm-a:  The  Hamper  came  to-day,  I  never  got  sioch  a  joUy 
surprise,  many  tlmnlcs  for  it,  it  teas  more  than  Jcind  of  you  to  think  of 

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it  .  .  .  You  never  told  me  anything  about  the  PuMisJier  in  Glascow, 
ichat  does  he  say.''  and  have  you  loritten  to  Aunt  Warren  on  the  Green 
Note  Paper'" 

This  is  one  of  the  earliest  if  not  the  earliest  of  "Wilde's  letters 
extant. 

OSCAR    WILDE'S    SCHOOL    BOOK 

189.  SALLUST.  Gai  Sallvsti  Crispi  libri  De  Catilinae  Conivra- 
tione  et  de  Bello  Ivgvrthino.  Separated  and  mounted  to  8vo,  with 
interleaves,  cloth.  Lipsiae,  1876 

This  Text-Book  has  been  separated  and  the  leaves  tipped  in  between 
interleaves,  and  on  54  of  these  interleaves  are  manuscript  notes  by  Wilde, 
in  a  few  instances  almost  covering  the  entire  page. 

The  notes  made  to  the  second  work,  "de  Bello  Jugurthino, "  are  more 
copious  than  to  the  first. 

190.  OPINIONS  DE  LITTERATURE  ET  D'ART.  Traduit 
de  1 'Anglais  par  J.  Cantel.  12nio,  half  blue  morocco,  gilt  top,  un- 
cut, original  wrappers  bound  in.  Paris,  n.  d. 

PERIODICALS 

191.  BOOKS  AND  BOOKPLATES:  A  Quarterly  for  Collec- 
tors. Vol.  5,  No.  3  1904-5.  Illustrations.  Small  4to,  half  blue 
levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  original  wrappers  bound  in. 

Edinburgh,  n.  d. 
Contains:   "Notes  for  a  Bibliography  of  Oscar  Wilde"  by  W.  R. 

192.  BRUNO'S  WEEKLY  for  June  17th,  1916.  Illustrations. 
4to,  original  wrappers.  New  York,  1916 

Contains  a  review  of  Frank  Harris'  book  on  Oscar  Wilde,  with  illus- 
trations. 

193.  THE  CENTURY  GUILD  HOBBY  HORSE.  Edited  by 
Arthur  H.  Mackmurdo  and  Herbert  P.  Home.  Illustrations.  7 
vols.  4to,  boards,  uncut.  London,  1886-1892 

In  the  Third  Nmnber  of  the  First  Volume,  appeared  Wilde's  "Keats' 
'     Sonnet  on  Blue ' '  with  a  facsimile  of  Keats '  original  manuscript  produced 
as  a  frontispiece.     This   was   rejjrinted,   without   the   facsimile,   in   ' '  Mis- 
cellanies," ]908,  pp.  73-76. 

194.  DIE  NEUE  RUNDSCHAU.  For  January  and  February, 
1905.  In  one  volume.  4to,  half  brown  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut, 
original  wrappers  bound  in,  by  Zucker.  Berlin,  1905 

Contains  "De  Profundis"  by  Wilde,  its  first  appearance  in  German. 
This  is  the  only  work  written  by  Oscar  Wilde  in  Prison.  The  manuscript 
was  sent  by  him  to  Kobert  Ross,  with  a  letter  authorizing  its  publication 
at  his  discretion.  These  extracts  have  been  made  by  Robert  Ross  and 
entrusted  to  Dr.  Max  Meyerfeld  for  translation  into  German. 

195.  THE  PAPYRUS  for  June,  1908.  12mo,  half  blue  levant 
morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in. 

East  Orange,  N.  J.,  1908 
Contains:    "Oscar    Wilde's    Repentance,"    by    Micliacl    Monahan,    and 
"Wilde's  European   Fame,"  by  Harry  Thurston  Peck. 

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196.  THE  SOIL.  A  Magazine  of  Art,  for  April,  1917.  Illus- 
trated.   4to,  original  wrappers.  New  York,  1917 

Contains   four   articles  on   Oscar   Wilde. 

197.  TIME:  A  Monthly  Magazine.  Edited  bj-  Edmund  Yates. 
First  Series,  11  vols. ;  New  Series,  8  vols. ;  New  Series,  2  vols,  21 
vols,  in  all.    8vo,  cloth.  London,  1879-1889 

In  Vol.  1,  No.  1,  Wilde  contributed  "The  Conqueror  of  Time,"  which 
was  reprinted,  with  revisions,  as  Athanasia  in  his  "Poems"  1881;  In 
the  4th  number  of  Vol.  1,  he  contributed  "The  New  Helen."  This  poem 
is  said  to  have  been  addressed  to  Mrs.  Langtry  (Lady  de  Bathe)  a  year 
and  a  half  before  her  first  public  appearance  on  the  stage. 

A  parody,  under  the  title  of  * '  Songsters  of  the  Day, ' '  No.  II.,  ' '  The 
Bard  of  Beauty,"  by  Oscuro  Mild,  was  printed  in  Time,  April  1880,  with 
a  full-page  cartoon. 

198.  THE  SPIRIT  LAMP.    Complete  set,  consisting  of  Vol.  1, 
six  Numbers;  Vol.  2,  four  Numbers;  Vol.  3,  three  Numbers;  and   s,^  >-. 
Vol.  4,  two  Numbers.    In  all,  15  Nos.,  8vo  and  4to,  original  wrap- 
pers, uncut.     In  half  blue  levant  morocco  slip-case. 

Oxford,  1892-93 

Contains  numerous  contributions  by  Oscar  Wilde  and  Lord  Alfred 
Douglas.     Lord  Douglas  edited  the  last  eight  numbers. 

199.  THE  WOMAN'S  WORLD.  Edited  by  Oscar  AVilde.  . 
Illustrations.  Vols.  1-3  (all  published).  3  vols.  imp.  8vo,  pub-  ^  / 
lisher's  cloth.               .                              London:  Cassell,  1888-1890  ^ 

Wilde  contributed  Literary  and  other  Notes,  but  no  contributions  ap- 
peared by  Wilde  after  June,  1889. 


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AUTOGRAPH  MANUSCRIPTS  BY  OSCAR  WILDE 

200.  BALLADE    DE    MARGUERITE.      Original    Autograph  j    jj 

Manuscript  of  "Ballade  de  Marguerite,"  written  on  3  pp.  foiio.      | 

The  manuscript  contains  quite  a  few  corrections  in  the  author's  hand, 
and  with  one  or  two  exceptions,  is  identical  with  the  published  version. 

201.  BY   THE   ARNOS.     Original   Autograph   Manuscript   of      • 
"By  the  Arnos."     Written  on  2  pp.  folio.  j 

There  are  several  corrections  by  Wilde  in  this  manuscript,  which  exactly 
agrees  with  the  printed  version  in  the  collected  works. 

202.  CHARMIDES.  Original  Autograph  Manuscript  of  the 
entire  Third  Canto  of  "Charmides."  8  stanzas,  written  on  3  pp. 
folio,  with  a  few  corrections. 

This  manuscript  is  almost  identical  with  the  printed  version  excepting 
a  few  slight  corrections  of  plurals  and  negatives. 

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AN  UNPUBLISHED  MANUSCRIPT 

203.  COMMONPLACE  BOOK.  An  Unpublished  Manuscript 
written  in  a  4to  blank  book,  and  occupying  134  pages.  Preserved 
in  a  full  red  levant  morocco  fire-proof  solander  case. 

A  Manuscript  op  more  than  ordinary  interest,  as  it  was  written, 
if  not  wholly,  in  greater  part,  while  he  was  at  Oxford,  and  reflects  his 
intellectual  life  at  this  time,  and  exhibits  his  thoughts  on  a  wide  and 
varied  range  of  subjects.  As  a  rule,  but  the  recto  of  the  leaf  has  been 
written  upon,  the  verso  being  used  for  interpolations  and  afterthoughts. 
Not  having  been  published,  there  is  an  absence  of  corrections — written 
in  a  fluent  vein — with  here  and  there  evidences  of  interruption  either  in 
thought  or  expression. 

The  extent  of  the  subjects  written  on  may  be  judged  with  the  men- 
tion of  "Tragedy";  "Sociology";  "Italian  Art";  "Punishment"; 
Eoman  Literature";  "Law";  "Poetry";  "On  English  Thought  from 
Bacon  " ;  "  Slavery  " ;  "  On  the  Eenaissanee  and  the  Empire  " ;  "  Idealism 
and  Eealism";  "Necessity";  "Beauty";  "Philosophy",  with  quota- 
tions and  passages  in  French  and  Greek. 

An   interesting   entry   is   made   under  the   caption   "Whistler":    "We 
cannot  forego  tears  and  laughter  for  a  scientific  adjustment  of  different 
coloured  hlues.     Technique  is  the  alplmbet  of  art." 
[See  Illustration] 

AN    UNPUBLISHED    MANUSCRIPT-TRANSLATION 
OF   TURGENIEFF 

204.  A  FIRE  AT  SEA.  Original  Manuscript  of  Wilde's 
translation  of  Tnrgenieff's  short  story.  Written  on  25  4to  pages, 
and  bound  in  full  olive  levant  morocco,  gilt  fillet  back  and  sides, 
doublures  and  flys  of  pale  green  moire  silk,  by  Wood. 

This  Manuscript  comprises  pp.  6-11,  and  14-32  of  the  translation, 
with  many  corrections.  A  typewritten  transcription  of  the  manuscript 
is  laid  in. 

The  original  from  which  this  translation  was  made  is  in  French,  as  the 
story  was  dictated  by  the  author  to  an  amanuensis  in  the  French  language, 
in  June  r883,  three  months  before  his  death. 

205.  THE  GRAVE  OF  KEATS.  Original  Autograph  Manu- 
script of  "The  Grave  of  Keats."    1  p.  folio. 

*  This  poem  was  written  in  Rome,  and  contains  corrections  in  3  lines. 

The  printed  sonnet  is  substantially  as  written. 
[See  Illustration] 

206.  THE    GRAVE    OF    SHELLEY.      Original    Manuscript 

Sonnet,    "The  Grave  of  Shelley."    Written  on  1  p.  folio. 

^  c\  '  torches 

y  ^  Beginning  ' '  Like  burnt-out-eandles  by  a  sick  man 's  bed. ' '     This  is  un- 

r  doubtedly  the  original  draft,  with  the  correction  of  the  above  word.  A  sub- 

sequent transcription  in  the  present  collection  is  without  any  emendations. 

207.  THE  GRAVE  OF  SHELLEY.  Autograph  Manuscript 
Sonnet  of  "The  Grave  of  Shelley,"  written  on  1  p.  folio. 

A  corrected  transcription  from  the  original  draft  in  the  present  collec- 
tion,  without    any  changes   in   the   text.     In   the    lower    left-hand   corner 
"X  Wilde  has  written  "Eome,"  probably  indicating  where  the  transcription 

VI  was  made. 

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208.  HEART'S    YEARNINGS.      Original    Autograph    Manu- 
script of  "Heart's  Yearnings,"  Written  on  2  pp.  folio. 
^  This  manuscript  contains  the  \"ery  unusual  signature  of  Wilde 

IN  FULL,  "Oscar  0 'F.  Wills  Wilde."  Magdalen  College,  Oxford,  and 
consists  of  8  stanzas  of  five  lines  each,  with  corrections.  The  last  two 
lines  of  the  second  stanza  are  incomplete,  and  the  poem  does  not  appear 
IN   HIS   COLLECTED  WORKS. 


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209.  IMPRESSIONS.     Original  Autograph  Memoranda  for  his 
^■•'Impressions  of  America,"  written  on  2  pp.  4to. 

This  manuscript  contains  suggestions  of  topics  to  be  worked  up  by 
Wilde  in  his  "Impressions,"  and  consists  of  such  items  as  "no  poverty," 
"millions  of  chimney-pot  hats  ....  but  nobody  without  a  hat,"  "an 
inordinate  amount  of  badly  fitting  frock  coats  but  no   rags,"   etc. 

210.  IMPRESSIONS.    Original  Autograph  Manuscript  of  "Im- 
ressions. "     Written  on  2  pp.  folio. 

This  manuscript  contains  both  parts  of  this  poem,  ' '  Les  Silhouettes ' ' 
and  '  *  La  Fuite  de  la  Lune ' '  as  published  in  the  collected  works.  Wilde 's 
first  thought  for  the  first  title  was  * '  Impressions  du  Soir, ' '  which  was 
deleted  and  changed  to  "Les  Silhouettes." 

ORIGINAL    MANUSCRIPT    SONNET 

211.  KEATS'  LOVE  LETTERS.  Original  Manuscript  Son- 
net, "On  the  Sale  by  auction  of  Keats'  Love-Letters. "  Mounted 
on  inner  guard  and  bound  with  a  portrait  of  Keats,  in  full  olive 
levant  morocco,  gilt  fillet  back  and  sides,  doublures  and  flys  of  pale 
green  moire  silk,  facsimile  signature  of  Wilde  on  front  cover,  by 
Wood. 

This  Sonnet,  beginning  ' '  These  are  the  letters  which  Endymion  wrote, ' ' 
is  written  on  one  page  folio,  and  is  signed  and  dated  March  1,  1885.  It 
was  originally  published  in  the  ' '  Dramatic  Eeview ' '  for  January  23, 
1886,  and  has  been  reprinted  in  his  collected  Poems.  The  letters  referred 
to  were  those  written  by  Keats  to  Fanny  Brawne,  which  were  sold  at 
Sotheby's  March  2,  1885.     Wilde  was  present  throughout  the  sale. 

212.  LES  BALLONS.  Holograph  Manuscript  of  his  Poem  ''Les 
Ballons. "  Four  stanzas  of  four  lines  each,  written  on  one  page 
4to.  With  a  photograph.  Mounted  with  guard  and  bound  in  full 
olive  levant  morocco,  gilt  fillet  panels  on  back  and  sides,  gilt  edges, 
doublures  and  flys  of  pale  green  moire  silk,  facsimile  signature  of 
Wilde  on  front  cover,  by  Wood. 

This  manuscript  poem  varies  from  the  poem  as  printed  in  the  "Lady's 
Pictorial"  ("hristmas  Number,  1887,  and  first  reprinted  in  Methuen's 
collected  Edition  in  1908.  The  Poem  begins  in  the  manuscript  with 
"Against  the  shifting  agate  skies,"  wliereas  in  the  printed  text  the  line 
reads  "Against  these  turbid  turquoise  skies." 

This  manuscript  was  unknown  to  the  bibliographer  of  Wilde's  Poema. 

MANUSCRIPT    OF   "THE   BIRTHDAY    OF   THE 
LITTLE    PRINCESS" 

213.  LITTLE  PRINCESS.  Original  Manuscript  of  "The 
Birthday  of  the  Little  Princess."  36  pp.,  folio,  Signed.  Preserved 
in  a  full  green  levant  morocco  fire-proof  solander  case. 

An  especially  fine  Original  Manuscript,  with  quite  a  few  deletions 
/and    additions   in    Wilde's   hand.     On   the   verso    of   the   last    leaf   is   the 

42 


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[NUMBEE  2051 


name  and   address  of   "F.    Fillars,  Esq.   42   MarTcham   St."  with   Oscar 
Wilde's  signature  repeated. 

This  first  appeared  in  "Paris  lUustre, "  Vol.  II,  No.  65  for  March. 
30,  1889,  and  was  reprinted  in  "A  House  of  Pomegranates"  under  the 
title  of  "The  Birthday  of  the  Infanta." 

214.  ROSE  LEAVES.  Original  Manuscript  Poem  "Rose 
Leaves,"  written  on  3  pp.  4to.  Signed  by  the  author  and  entirely 
in  his  hand. 

This  poem,  originally  conceived  as  an  address  to  Miss  Ellen  Terry  on 
her  departure  to  America,  was  contributed  by  Oscar  Wilde  to  the  ' '  Shake- 
spearean Show  Book,  1884." 

The  published  version,  entitled  "Under  the  Balcony"  comprises  four 
stanzas,  the  penultimate  one  not  appearing  in  the  original,  whilst  some 
interesting  variations  may  be  noted  between  the  two  versions. 


215.  SEN  ARTYSTY.  Original  Draft  of  the  First  Part  of 
his  translation  of  Sen  Artysty,  by  Helena  Modjeska,  beginning: 
"I  too  have  had  my  Dreams."  1  p.  folio,  in  full  red  levant  mo- 
rocco case,  doublures  of  white  moire  silk,  by  Zucker. 

This  manuscript  is  apparently  the  first  draft  of  his  translation,  some 
of  the  lines  being  incomplete,  and  varying  in  a  number  of  instances  from 
the  printed  version  in  "Eoutledge's  Christmas  Annual"  for  1884,  a  copy 
of  which  accompanies  the  Manuscript. 


"A    NOTE    ON    SHAKESPEARE" 

216.  SHAKESPEARE.  Original  Manuscript  of  the  first  leaf 
^^.\  of  "A  Note  on  Shakespeare,"  1  p.  folio,  in  full  crimson  levant  mo- 
*v/     rocco  case,  white  moire  silk  doublures. 

This  article  appeared  in  the  "Nineteenth  Century"  for  May,  1885,  un- 
der the  title  of  ' '  Shakespeare  and  Stage  Costume, ' '  and  differs  quite  ma- 
terially in  the  printed  version  from  the  manuscript.  A  copy  of  the  period- 
ical accompanies  the  manuscript. 

Reprinted  in  "Intentions"  under  the  title  of  "The  Truth  of  Masks," 
the  two  versions  differing  considerably. 

"THEOCRITUS" 

217.  THEOCRITUS.  Autograph  Manuscript  of  '' Theocritus, 
a  Villanelle."  6  stanzas  on  1  page  folio,  preserved  in  a  crimson 
levant  morocco  case,  linings  of  cream  moire  silk. 

The  printed  version  of  this  Poem  appears  exactly  as  written  in  this 
manuscript. 

ORIGINAL  AUTOGRAPH  CONTRACT  FOR 
"THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  BEING  EARNEST" 

218.  WILDE  (OSCAR).  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  4to,  Paris,  October  24, 
1898.     To  Horace  Sedge.     In  full  crimson  levant  morocco  case. 

"/  hereby  assign  and  secure  to  yon,  the  sole  and  exclusive  performing 
rights,  in  the  United  Kingdom,  of  the  play,  the  scenario  of  whifh  I  sub- 
mitted to  you  last  night,  on  the  following  terms I  agree  to  give 

yov,  my  next  modern  play  upon  the  same  terms It  is  understood 

that  the  casting  of  the  play  is  to  he  subject  to  my  approval,  which  shall 
not  be  unreasonably  vnihheld.  It  is  understood  that  you  will  endeavor 
to  procure  Mr.  Forbes-Eobertson  amd  Mrs.  Patrick  Campbell  for  the 
two  leading  parts,"  etc. 

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ORIGINAL    MANUSCRIPT    VOLUME    OF    POEMS 

219.  WILDE  (OSCAR).    Original  M^vnuscript  Volume  (folio 
blank  book)   about  140  pages,  with  poems,  portions  of  dramatic 
scenes,    single   lines,   and   a   number    of   pencil   and    pen-and-ink 
sketches.    Folio,  boards,  roan  back,  preserved  in  a  full  black  levant     ^ 
morocco  fire-proof  solander  case.  y   ^''\j 

Ax  iMPOKTAXT  AND  INTERESTING  MANUSCRIPT  VOLUME,  evidently  One  in     ' 
TvMch  Wilde  had  jotted  down  poetical  lines  as  they  occurred  to  him ;  there 
are  several  completed  stanzas  and  possibly  poems,  none  of  which  bear  any 
title.     On  the  first  page  he  has  written  the  titles  of  14  of  his  poems,  with 
the  number  of  lines  set  opposite  5  of  the  pieces.  U 

AN    UNFINISHED    PLAY    AND    MANUSCRIPT    POEMS 

220.  VyTLDE  (OSCAR).   Manuscript  of  an  Unfinished  Play, 
"with  the  characters  of  Beatrice,  Astone,  and  the  Cardinal.     16  pp. 
folio;  (also)  23  pages  folio,  of  poems;  snatches  of  scenes  and  dia- 
logues;  and  jottings  of  thoughts  and  ideas,   several  sketches   in  ^ 
pencil  and  pen-and-ink.    Bound  in  one  volume,  folio,  full  polished      ^  J   j 
calf,  gilt  back,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

A  MOST  INTERESTING  MANUSCRIPT  VOLUME,  and  in  all  probability  of 
early  period.  One  of  the  poems  of  three  stanzas,  beginning  ' '  Sweet  there 
is  nothing  left  to  do,"  reminds  one  strongly  of  Swinburne  in  rhythm  and 
idea.     It  does  not  appear  in  his  collected  ' '  Poems. ' ' 


{H..tAsi^ 


221.  WILDE  (OSCAR).    Original  Agreement  in  regard  to  the 
publication  "The  Daisy  and  other  Poems,"  by  Rennell  Rodd  and       ^      ^ 
Oscar  Wilde.     Signed  "by  J.  M.  Stoddart  and  Oscar  Wilde.     1  p.       ^  J 

folio. 

This  title  was  originally  selected  for  what  was  finally  chosen  "Rose 
Leaf  and  Apple  Leaf." 

222.  WILDE  (OSCAR).  Manuscript  itemized  Expense  Ac- 
count of  Oscar  Wilde  on  his  American  Tour  from  July  to  Septem- 
ber, 1882.    Receipted  by  Wilde.    4  pp.  narrow  folio.  "1  (J 

These  expenses  covered  that  portion  of  his  tour  through  the  summer 
resorts  from  Cape  May  to  Narragansett  Pier,  together  with  the  Catskills, 
EJchfield  and  Saratoga  Springs. 

223.  WILDE  (OSCAR).     Original  Agreement  between  J.  M. 
Stoddart  and  Oscar  Wilde,  in  which  Stoddart  agrees  to  publish  a 
volume  of  Poems  hj  Rennell  Rodd  if  Oscar  Wilde  will  write  an        ^  K 
Introduction.    Signed  by  both  Stoddart  and  Wilde.    2  pp.  folio.  /  '^ 

Philadelphia,  1882 
On  the  verso  of  the  above  agreement,  is  a  receipt  signed  by  Wilde  for 

$150  in  full  for  the  Introductory  Essay  mentioned  in  the  contract. 

This  was  the  agreement  for  the  publication  of  "Eose  Leaf  and  Apple 

Leaf. ' ' 


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SECOND  SESSION 

LOTS  224-423 

BOOKS  RELATING  TO  THE  LIFE  AND  WORKS 
OF  OSCAR  WILDE 

224.  BIRNBAUM  (MARTIN).  Oscar  Wilde.  Fragments  aud 
Memories.  Frontispiece  portrait  and  illustration.  12mo,  parch- 
ment boards.  New  York:  James  F.  Drake,  1914 

One  of  50  numbered  and  signed  copies  on  Imperial  Vellum. 

225.  BLEI  (FRANZ).  In  Memoriam.  Oscar  Wilde.  12mo, 
half  maroon  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers 
bound  in.  Leipzig,  1905 

The  revised  and  enlarged  Second  Edition,  to  which  have  been  added 
Arthur  Symons'  "Artists  in  Attitudes"  and  a  great  number  of  new  epi- 
grams and  aphorisms. 

226.  BREMONT,  ANNA  COMTESSE  DE.  Oscar  Wilde  and 
his  Mother.    A  Memoir.    Portrait  and  facsimiles.    12mo,  cloth. 

London,  1911 

227.  CROSLAND  (T.  W.  H.).  The  First  Stone.  On  Reading 
the  Unpublished  Parts  of  "De  Profundis. "     8vo,  original  boards. 

First  Edition.  London:  Published  by  the  Author,  1912 


228.  D'AUREVILLY  (BARBEY).  What  Never  Dies.  A  Ro- 
mance. Translated  into  English  by  Sebastian  Melmoth  (0.  W.). 
12mo,   original   parchment  boards,   uncut. 

I  0    ^  Paris:  Privately  printed,  1902 

One  of  500  copies  printed  for  Private  circulation. 

PRESENTATION    COPY     TO    FRANK    HARRIS 

229.  DAVIDSON  (JOHN).  Plays  by  John  Davidson.  Frontis- 
piece by  Aubrey  Beardsley.     8vo,  original  buckram,  uncut. 

J  London,  1894 

/     I  First  Edition.    Autograph  presentation  copy  from  tlie  author  to  Frank 

Harris. 

On  the  frontispiece,  Mr.  Harris  has  identified  the  characters'  there  de- 
lineated and  has  written  their  names  on  the  lower  margin,  as  follows: 
Mabel  Beardsley,  "Nude";  Oscar  Wilde,  "Laurel-crowned  on  left";  Sir 
Augustus  Harris  of  Drury-Lane,  "bald  Jew  in  centre.'* 

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PRESENTATION    COPY    TO    GEORGE    MEREDITH 

230.  DOUGLAS  (LORD  ALFRED).  Poems  (In  English  and 
French  on  opposite  pages).  12mo,  original  wrappers,  uncut,  in 
maroon  half  morocco  case.  Paris,  189 

First  Edition.     Autograph  presextatiox  copy  from  the  author  "^o 
George  Meredith,  with  inscription  on  recto  of  half-title :     "To  Geor, 
Meredith,   a   tribute   of   profound   admiration   from   the   Author.      Alfre 
Douglas.    Naples,  December,  J 896."   With  bookplate  of  George  Meredith. 

231.  DOUGLAS  (LORD  ALFRED).    Oscar  Wilde  and  Myself. 
With  portrait  of  the  author  and  13  other  portraits  and  illustra-    J 
tions,  also  facsimile  letters.    8vo,  cloth.  New  York,  1914 


232.  EWERS  (HANNS  HEINZ 
cloth. 


C.  33  und  anderes.     12mo, 

Berlin,  1904     /     — 
On    the   verso    of   fly-leaf   is    a   pencil    drawing   "At    Grande    Marina, 
Capri,"  March  19,  1909. 


PRESENTATION    COPY    TO    LORD    ALFRED  DOUGLAS 

233.  FLETCHER  (JOHN).  The  Faithful  Shepherdess.  Edi- 
ted with  a  Preface,  Notes  and  Glossary  by  F.  W.  Moorman, 
Frontispiece.  Square  ISmo,  limp  leather,  gilt  top,  uncut.  In  fijJl 
olive  levant  morocco  solander  case.  London :  Dent,  189[7 

Autograph  presentation  copy  from  Oscar  Wilde  to  Lord  Alfre: 
Douglas,  with  the  following  inscription  on  fly-leaf:  " Bosie  from  Oscar. 
Paris. ' ' 

234.  GIDE    (ANDRE).     Oscar  Wilde.     A   Study.     From  thi 
French  of  Andre  Gide.     With  Introduction,  Notes  and  Biblio 
raphy  by  Stuart  Mason.    Frontispiece.    Small  4to,  half  parchment,' 
gilt  top,  uncut.  Oxford :  The  Holywell  Press,  1905 

One  of  50  copies'  on  Hand-made  paper. 


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235.  GIDE    (ANDRE).      Oscar   Wilde.      In   Memoriam    (Sou- 
venirs) le  "De  Profundis. "     With  a  heliogravure  portrait.    12mo,     t/ 
half  dark  blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers    ^ 
bound  in.  Paris,  1910 

236.  GREVE     (FELIX    PAUL).      Randarabesken    zu     Oscar 
Wilde.     12mo,  half  maroon  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  orig-         ^ 
inal  wrappers  bound  in.  Miuden :  J.  C.  C.  Bruns  [1903]       / 

First  Edition. 

237.  HAGEMANN  (CARL).     Oscar  Wilde.     Studien  zur  mod- 
ernen  Weltliteratur.     12mo,  half  maroon  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,     -- 
uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  Mindeu,  n.  d.    i 


238.  HAGEMANN  (CARL).     Oscar  Wilde.     Studien  zur  mod- 
ernen  Vv^eltlitcratur.     12mo,  original  wrappers,  uncut. 

Minden,  n.  d. 
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239.  HAMILTON  (WALTER).  The  Aesthetic  Movement  in 
England.     Third  Edition.    8vo,  cloth.  London,  1882 

Contains  chapters  on  Oscar  Wilde,  the  Pre-Raphaelites,  the  Rossettis, 
Swinburne,  O 'Shaughnessy,  and  others'. 

240.  HARRIS  (FRANK).  Oscar  Wilde.  His  Life  and  Con- 
iessions.  Illustrations.  2  vols.  8vo,  white  buckram  sides,  roan 
backs,  gilt  tops,  uncut. 

New  York:  Printed  and  published  by  the  Author,  1916 
First  Edition  on  Japan  Vellum  Paper.    Laid  in  is  a  facsimile  letter 
of  2  pp.  8vo,  from  Lord  Alfred  Douglas  to  Oscar  Wilde. 

241.  HARRIS  (FRANK).  Oscar  Wilde.  His  Life  and  Con- 
fessions. Illustrations.  2  vols.  8vo,  cloth,  roan  backs,  gilt  tops, 
uncut.        New  York:  Printed  and  published  by  the  Author,  1916 

First  Edition. 

P         242.   [HICHENS  (ROBERT).]     The  Green  Carnation.     12mo, 
original  buckram.  New  York,  1894 

Oscar  Wilde  and  his  coterie  are  represented  in  this  work  in  the  various 
characters.  Wilde  and  Douglas  appear  throughout  as  Esme  Amarinth  and 
Lord  Reginald  Hastings. 

243.  HINKSON   (H.  A.,  Editor).     Dublin  Verses  by  Members 
of  Trinity  College.    Small  4to,  original  cloth,  uncut.    London,  1895 
First  Edition.    Contains  contributions  by  Oscar  Wilde,  Aubrey  De  Vere, 
Edward  Dowsen,  Douglas  Hyde,  W.  E.  H.  Lecky,  and  others. 
One  op  50  copies  printed  on  Large  Paper. 

v3      244.  INGLEBY   (L.  C).     Oscar  Wilde.     8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 

London  and  New  York,  1907 

245.  JACKSON  (HOLBROOK).  The  Eighteen  Nineties.  Illus- 
trations.   8vo,  cloth,  gilt  top,  uncut.  New  York,  1913 

Contains  chapters  on  Oscar  Wilde,  Aubrey  Beardsley,  John  Davidson, 
and  others. 

246.  KENIL WORTH  (WALTER  W.).  A  Study  of  Oscar 
Wilde.    12mo,  cloth.  New  York,  [1912] 

247.  LACHMAN  (HEDWIG).  Oscar  Wilde.  Zweites  tausend. 
Portrait.     16mo,  boards.  Berlin  and  Leipzig,  n.   d. 


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248.  MASON    (STUART,    Editor).      Oscar    Wilde:    Art    and 
^i  Morality.     A  Defence  of  "The  Picture  of  Dorian  Gray."     For- 
0"       trait  and  illustration.    8vo,  boards,  vellum  back,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

yV^  London,  1908 

tC]  Large  Paper  copy  of  the  First  Edition.     One  of  25  copies  on  hand- 

made paper. 


249.  MASON   (STUART).     Oscar  Wilde:  Art  &  Morality.     A 

record  of  the  discussion  which  followed  the  publication  of  "Dorian 

Gray."    Portrait.    12mo,  cloth.  London,  n.  d. 

jl,  A  new  edition,  containing  fresh  material  and  further  correspondence. 

With  the  slip  of  errata. 

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250.  NEWTON  (A.  EDWARD).  Oscar  Wilde.  Frontispiece. 
12mo,  wrappers.  Daylesford,  Pa. :  Privately  printed,  1912 

251.  RANSOME  (ARTHUR).  Oscar  Wilde.  A  Critical  Study. 
Frontispiece.    8vo,  cloth,  gilt  top,  uncut.  London,  1912 

First  Edition.  /^ 

252.  RANSOME  (xVRTHUR).  Oscar  Wilde.  A  Critical  Study. 
Frontispiece  portrait.     8vo,  cloth,  uncut.  New  York,  1912 

PRESENTATION    COPY    FROM    MARCEL    SCHWOB 

253.  SCHWOB  (MARCEL).  Mimes;  avec  vn  Prologve  et  vn 
Epilogve.  Square  18mo,  full  green  levant  morocco,  Jansen  style, 
gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  Paris,  1894 

One  of  20  copies  on  Imperial  Japan  Paper.  Autograpu  presenta- 
tion COPY  FROM  Marcel  Schwob  to  Oscar  Wilde,  with  inscription  on 
fly-leaf:  "A  vion  cher  Oscar  Wilde  son  admirateur,  son  ami  Marcel 
Schwob." 

254.  SHERARD  (R.  H.).  Oscar  Wilde.  The  Story  of  an  Un- 
happy Friendship.  With  portraits  and  facsimile  letters.  4to, 
buckram,  parchment  back,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

London:  Privately  printed,   1902 
Large  Paper  copy  of  the  First  Edition. 

255.  SHERARD  (R.  H.).  The  Life  of  Oscar  Wilde.  Illus- 
trated ivith  portraits,  facsimile  letters,  and  other  documents. 
Royal  8vo,  boards,  vellum  back,  uncut.  London,  1906 

One  of  100  copies  on  Japanese  vellum.     First  Edition. 

256.  SHERARD  (R.  H.).  The  Real  Oscar  Wilde.  To  be  used 
as  a  Supplement  to,  and  in  Illustration  of  "The  Life  of  Oscar 
Wilde."  With  numerous  u}ipul)lished  letters,  facsimiles,  portraits 
and  illustrations.     8vo,  boards,  parchment  back,  uncut. 

London,  n.  d. 

257.  STUART-YOUNG  (J.  M.).  Osrac,  the  Self-Sufficient, 
and  other  Poems.  With  a  Memoir  of  the  late  Oscar  Wilde.  Por- 
traits and  facsimile  letters.    4to,  cloth,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

First  Edition.  London:  The  Hermes  Press,  1905 

258.  TURQUET-MILNES  (G.).  The  Influence  of  Baudelaire 
in  France  and  England.    8vo,  cloth.  New  York,  n.  d. 

Contains  a  chapter  on  Oscar  Wilde  and  is  important  in  coimection  with 
a  study  of  Wilde's  place  in  literature. 


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259.  VICKERY    (WILLIS).     Oscar   Wilde.     A   Sketch,   with 
Notices  of  some  of  his  Books.    24mo,  boards,  buckram  back,  uncut.         ^ 

One  of  225  copies.    Privately  printed,   The  Torch  Press,   1906 

260.  WEISZ  (ERNST).     Psychologische  Streifzuge  uber  Oscar 
Wilde.     Portrait.    8vo,  boards,  paper  label. 

Im  Xenien-Verlag  zu  Leipzig,  1909 

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261.  [WILDE  (OSCAR).]  Aristophanes  at  Oxford.  0.  W. 
By  Y.  T.  0.  12mo,  original  wrappers,  uncut,  in  maroon  half  mo- 
rocco  slip-ease.  Oxford:  J.  Vincent,   [1894] 

t/\}  The  scene  is'  laid  near  Oxford.     Wilde  and  his  disciples  are  held  up  to 

\      .  ridicule  for  the  reasons  announced  in  the  Preface:    "If  questioned  as  to 

^  the  motive  of  this  production,  we  can  only  reply,  that  as  far  as  we  have 

any,  it  is  an  honest  dislike  for  '  Dorian  Gray, '  '  Salome, '  '  The  Yellow 
Book,'  etc.  Our  attack  is  one  on  principles,  not  on  persons."  Wilde  is 
made  the  leading  character  of  this  satirical  play. 

262.  [WILDE  (OSCAR).]  In  a  Good  Cause.  A  Collection  of 
Stories  Poems,  and  Illustrations.    Small  4to,  boards.    London,  1885 

Contains  "Le  Jardin  des'  Tuileries"  by  Wilde.     The  volume  was  pub- 
lished for  the  benefit  of  the  North  Eastern  Hospital  for  Children. 

263.  [WILDE  (OSCAR).]  In  Memoriam  Oscar  Wilde.  By 
Ernest  la  Jeunesse,  Andre  Gide  and  Franz  Blei.  Translation  and 
Introduction  by  Percival  Pollard.     16mo,  boards,  uncut. 

Greenwich :  Literary  Collector  Press,  1905 

264.  [WILDE  (OSCAR).]  A  Japanese  Picture  Book.  8vo, 
boards,  in  gray  levant  morocco  solander  case. 

'%  On  the  inner  side  of  front  cover  is  the  presentation  inscription  in  the 

^  hand  of  Wilde  to  "Eric  Forbes  Robertson  from  his  friend  Oscar  Wilde." 


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265.  WILDE    (OSCAR).     Oscariana.     Epigrams.     Small   4to, 

half  blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  original  wrappers  bound 

in.  London:  Privately  printed  by  Arthur  Humphreys,  1895 

Contains  a  number  of  extracts  from  Wilde's  writings,  the  name  of  the 

book  or  article  from  which  each  is  taken  being  printed  in   the  margin. 

The  selection  was  made  by  Mrs'.  Oscar  Wilde. 


266.   [WILDE.]     The  Priest  and  the  Acolyte.    Honi  soit  qui  mal 

y  pense.    Small  4to,  original  wrappers,  uncut,  in  a  half  olive  levant 

morocco  slip-case.  Privately  printed  for  Presentation  onl.y 

This  was  for  several  years  attributed  to  Wilde,  but  has  of  late  been 

known  not  to  have  been  from  his  pen. 

Large  Paper  copy, 

f         267.   [WILDE    (OSCAR).]      Ye   Soul  Agonies   in  Ye  Life   of 
1/  X    ^  Oscar  Wilde.    Illustrated  hy  Charles  Kendrick.    Small  4to,  original 
wrappers,  in  half  olive  levant  morocco  slip-case. 
^-wr/  [New  York,  1882] 

w  268.  WILDE    (OSCAR).      Oscar   Wilde:    Three    Times    Tried. 

Svo,  cloth,  gilt  top,  uncut.  London,  n.  d. 

This  story   of   a   great   trial   tlirows   sidelights   on   Wilde   and   his   con- 
temporaries not  to  be  found  elsewhere  and  supplies  unique  material  for 
/  the  study  of  his  remarkable  personality. 

/  (9      vv^ 

/  *    269.  WILDE   (OSCAR).     The  Trial  of  Oscar  Wilde  from  the 

Shorthand  Reports.    8vo,  half  dark  brown  levant  morocco,  gilt  top, 

uncut.  Paris:  Privately  printed,  1906 

One  of  500  copies  on  Handmade  paper  iss'ued  for  Private  Circulation 

ft^'     only. 

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270.  WILDE    (OSCAR).     Etched   proof   portrait   of   Oscar        /  — 
Wilde,  by  (Kelly).    Small  4to.  ' 

271.  WILDE    (OSCAR).     Etched  Proof  Portrait  of  Oscar  J^^ 
Wilde  by  Kelly,  signed,  Jan.  21,  1882. 

Autograph  presentation  copy  from  Kelly  to  J.  M.  Stoddart.  ^"H^ 

Ti2.  WILDE  (OSCAR).     Panel  Photograph  of  Oscar  Wilde,         '     * 
bv  Sarouv.    Inscribed:  '' Joseph  Marshall  Stoddart  from  his  friend 
Oscar  Whde,  Jamj.  '82." 


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273.  WILDE  (OSCAR).  Original  Panel  Photograph  by  Sarony, 
Autographed  "Oscar  Wilde,  New  York,  June  '82." 

273a.  WILDE     (OSCAR).      Colored    caricature    portrait,    by         ^  , 
''Ape,"  from  "Vanity  Fair"  for  May  24,  1884.    Framed.  ^ 

274.  WILDE  (OSCAR).    Portrait  on  pure  vellum,  1892.    From  o 
the  photograph  by  Ellis  &  Walery.    Framed.                                                 ^ 

Inscribed  by  Thomas  B.  Mosher  "  TTm's  is  one  of  eight  copies  done  on 
the  pure  vellum.     Aug.  15,  1905." 

275.  WILDE  (OSCAR).  Portraits  of  Oscar  Wilde  (5).  Cabinet 
and  smaller,  two  of  -which  are  autographed  by  him.  In  one  of  the 
photographs  he  is  seated  with  Lord  Alfred  Douglas. 

276.  WILDE  (OSCAR).  Oscar  Wilde's  Photograph  Album, 
large  oblong  4to,  half  old  red  morocco,  with  his  initials  in  gold  on 
side,  ''0.  O'F.  W.  W. "  Preserved  in  half  maroon  levant  morocco 
slip-case. 

This  Album  contains  15  photographs,  in  six  of  which  Wilde  appears, 
either  in  a  group  with  college  associates,  or  with  a  coaching  party. 

With  the  exception  of  two  additional  portraits  of  a  later  period  which 
have  been  loosely  laid  in,  these  portraits  and  photographs  represent  the 
period  of  Wilde's  Oxford  days,  and  include  Cricket  teams.  Coaching 
parties,  etc.,  etc. 

277.  WILDE-WHISTLER.  Wilde  v.  Whistler,  being  an  Acri- 
monious Correspondence  on  Art  between  Oscar  Wilde  and  James 
A.  McNeill  Whistler.     8vo,  original  wrappers. 

London:  Privately  printed,   1906 
One  of  100  copies  ox  Large  Paper.  ^^^ 

278.  YOUNG  (DAL.).    Apologia  pro  Oscar  Wilde.     Small  4to,       i;  i 
half  blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  jJ    y^ 

London:  Reeves,  n.  d.        ' 
Large  Paper  copy  of  the  First  Edition,  with  "judgemnt"  for  "judg- 
ment" on  page  14. 

279.  YOUNG  (DAL.).  Apologia  pro  Oscar  Wilde.  Small  4to, 
original  wrappers,  uncut,  in  half  olive  levant  morocco  slip-case. 

London:  William  Reeves,  n.  d.        \ 
First  Edition.     Second  issue  (in  dark  brown  wrappers).  1"T*7_ 

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von  Felix  Paul  Greve.  12mo,  half  maroon  levant  morocco,  gilt 
top,  original  wrappers  bound  in.  Minden,  n.  d. 

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AUTOGRAPH     LETTERS     FROM    OSCAR    WILDE    TO 

LORD    ALFRED    DOUGLAS,    MRS.    LEVERSON, 

"THE    SPHINX";    LEONARD    SMITHERS, 

J.  M.  STODDART,  AND  OTHERS 

281.  WILDE  (CSCAU).    A.  L.  S.,  3  pp.  8vo,  16  Tite  Street.    To 
Mr.  Appleton. 

'•The  lecture  cannot  he  on  Cellini — it  is  on  Dress.  I  hope  there  is 
no  mull  in  the  matter,"  etc. 

A  POWERFUL  LETTER  SPEAKING  OF  HIS  IMPRISONMENT 

282.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  small  4to,  Hotel  Sandwich,  Dieppe, 

no  date.    To  (Mrs.  Bernard  Beere). 

"My  Dear  Good  beautiful  Friend.     I  knew  you  would  he  always  stveet 

and  good  to  me for  now  I  need  sympathy,  and  know  its  value, 

a  kind  icord  to  me  now  is  as  lovely  as  a  flower  is,  and  love  can  heal  all 
wounds  ...  7  feel  as  if  I  had  heen  raised  from  the  dead,  the  Sun  and 
the  Sea  seem  strange  to  me.  But,  Dear  Bernie,  although  my  life  looks 
ruined  to  the  outer  world,  to  me  it  is  not  so  ....  I  feel  that  out  of  it 
all — out  of  the  silence,  the  solitary  life — the  hunger,  the  darkness — the 
pain  ....  the  disgrace  of  these  things  .  .  .  It  was  wrong  of  me.  Worse 
things  might  have  happened  to  your  old  friend,  dear,  tJuin  Two  years' 
hard  labour  ....  Suffering  is  a  terrible  fire,  it  either  purifies  or  destroys. 
With  love   and  gratitude.  Ever  yours,   Oscar." 

283.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  12mo,  16  Tite  Street.     To  John  Brod- 

,  rick. 

"I  have  been  asked  by  Cassells  to  edit  one  of  their  monthly  magazines 
for  them  and  am  anxious  to  make  it  the  o^-gan  for  tvomen  of  culture  and 
position.  Mrs.  Jeune,  Miss  Thackeray,  Mrs.  Fawcett,  Lady  Archibald 
Campbell,  Lady  Pollock,  Lady  Dorothy  Neville,  and  many  others  have 
promised  to  write  for  it  and  I  should  like  to  nmrnber  your  sister  amongst 
my  contributors,"   etc. 

TWENTY-FIVE     LETTERS     TO     LORD     ALFRED     DOUGLAS 

WHICH  WILL  FIRST  BE  OFFERED  IN  ONE  LOT.  BUT  IF 

THE  RESERVE  PRICE  BE  NOT  REALIZED  EACH  LOT 

WILL   IMMEDIATELY    BE    SOLD    SEPARATELY 

AS   CATALOGUED 

284.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  small  4t(),  Babbacombe,  no  date.     To 

Lord  Alfred  Douglas.     Signed  Oscar. 

"My  dearest  Bosie.  I  have  written  to  your  man  and  have  received 
UQ  reply  from  him' — which  is  most  annoying — as  things  are  the  wrong 
coXotirs  without  gold  to  light  them  up  ....  1  am  rather  unhappy  as  I 
cak'i  write — I  don't  krurw  only  thiwgs  are  all  wrong  ....  My  charge 
fof  the  Sonnet  is  £300,"  etc.,  etc. 

A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  8vo,  Hotel  Albemarle,  London,  Satur- 

no  date.    To  Lord  Alfred  Douglas.    Signed  Oscar. 
' '  Tlianks  for  your  telegram  which  I  got  last  night  on  my  arrival  from 
Jersey — where  I  had  been  for  a  riight,  on  my  way  over  to  see  a  perform- 
ance of  my  play  by  Miss  Ungard  and  the  South  Company — it  was  rather 
good,  and  I  had  a  great  reception  from  a  crowded  house,"  etc.,  etc. 

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296.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  12mo,  16  Tite  Street,  no  date.     To 

Lord  Alfred  Douglas.    Signed  Oscar. 

"I  lunched  with  Prince  Trmibetzkoi  and  Mrs.  Chanler  this  afternoon. 
He  has  done  a  lovely  picture  of  her  and  would  do  a  beautiful  one  of  you. 
....  You  must  really  be  painted,  and  also  have  an  ivory  statue  executed. 
Willard,  the  actor,  lunched  with  me  on  Thursday  to  talk  business,  I  hope 
to  lure  him  to  give  me  some  of  'the  gold  the  gryphon  guards  in  rude 
Armenia,'  "  etc. 

287.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  8vo,   Sunday  night,  June  6th.     No 

place  nor  date.    To  Lord  Alfred  Douglas.     Signed  Oscar. 

"I  must  give  up  the  absurd  habit  of  writing  to  you  every  day  .... 
next  week  I  must  make  a  resolution  to  write  to  you  only  every  seven  days 
and  then  on  the  question  of  the  relation  of  the  Sonnet  to  modern  life,  and 
the  importance  of  our  writing  romantic  ballads,  and  the  strange  beauty  of 
the  lovely  line  of  Eossetti's  suppressed  till  lately  by  his  brother,  where  he 
says  tliat  'the  sea  ends  in  a  sad  blueness  beyond  rhyme,'  ...  7  am  so  glad 
ymi  went  to  bed  at  7  o'clock.  Modem  life  is  terrible  to  vibrating  delicate 
frames  like  yours.  A  rose  leaf  in  a  storm  of  hard  hail  is  not  so 
fragile.  With  us,  who  are  modern,  it  is  the  scabbard  that  wears  out  the 
sword,"  etc. 

288.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  12ino,  Friday,  June  4,  2.30.    No  date. 

To  Lord  Alfred  Douglas.    Signed  Oscar. 

"I  have  just  got  your  letter,  but  Ernest  Dawson,  Dal  Young  and 
Conder  are  here,  so  I  cannot  read  it — except  the  last  three  lines — I  love 
the  last  words  of  anything.  The  end  of  art  is  the  beginning/.  Don't 
think  I  don't  love  you  .  .  .  But  our  lives  are  irreparably  several  as  far  as 
meeting  goes,"  etc. 

289.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  Svo,  Thursday,  2.30,  no  place  nor  date. 

To  Lord  Alfred  Douglas.    Signed  Oscar.    Keferring  to  a  possible 
duel  of  Lord  Douglas. 

"The  intervieiv  is  quite  Jiarmless,  and  I  am  really  sorry  you  took  any 
notice  of  it.  I  do  hope  it  is  not  tvith  the  low-class  joum-alist  that  you 
are  to  fight  .  ...  if  you  ever  fight  in  France  let  it  be  with  some  one 
wlw  exists  ....  Please  always  let  me  see  anything  that  appears  about 
myself  in  the  Paris  papers — good  or  bad,  but  especially  the  bad.  It  is  a 
matter  of  vital  import  to  me  to  know  the  attitude  of  the  com-munity  .... 
Ernest  Dawson,  Conder  and  Dal  Young — what  a  name — are  coming  mit  to 
dine,"  etc. 

290.  A.  L.  S.,  8  pp.  small  4to,  Bernaval,  Wednesday,  June 

16,  no  year.    To  Lord  Alfred  Douglas.    Signed  Oscar, 

"I  am  upset  unth  the  idea  that  you  don't  get  my  letters  ....  7  have 
asked  you  to  come  here  on  Saturday  ....  7  hope  to  be  in  my  chalet  by 
Saturday:  so  you  will  stay  with  me  there:  I  have  a  little  'walled  in  place' 
in  the  garden  of  the  Hotel  where  I  Jiave  my  dejeuner  and  diner — and 
bouquets  and  trees  ....  You  must  not  have  our  letters  sent  on  andei' 
your  own  name.  It  might  do  me  serious  harm.  I  still  request — for  the 
third  time  Jonquil  du  Fallon,  but  any  name  you  like  will  do  .  .  .  ." 

291.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  small  4to,  Bernaval-sur-Mer,  Tuesday 

15th  June,  no  j-ear.     To  Lord  Alfred  Douglas.     Signed  Oscar. 

"Ycni  ask  me  to  let  you  come  on  Saturday:  but  dear  honey-siceet  boy 
I  have  already  asked  you  to  come  then,  so  we  both  have  the  same  des-ire  as 
u,sual.     Yaw  name  is  to  be  Jonquil  du  Fallon,"  etc. 

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292.  A.  L.  S.,  12  pp.  8vo,  Dieppe,  no  date.    To  Lord  Alfred 

Douglas.    Signed  Oscar.    A  fine  long  letter. 

' '  The  production  of  Salome  tvas  the  thing  that  turned  the  scale  in  my 
favour,  as  far  as  my  treatment  in  prison  by  the  Government  was  concerned 
.  .  .  If  I  ivere  aslced  of  myself  as  a  dramatist,  I  would  say  that  my  unique 
position  was  tliat  I  had  taken  the  Drama,  the  most  oijectvve  form  known 
to  Art,  and  made  it  as  personal  a  mode  of  expression  as  the  Lyric  or  the 
Smmet,  while  enriching  the  characterization  of  the  stage,  and  enlarging — 
at  any  rate  in  the  case  of  Salome — its  artist  horizon  .  .  .  The  Ballad 
is  the  true  origin  of  the  romantic  Drama,  and  the  true  predecessors  of 
Shakespeare  are  not  the  tragic  writers  of  the  Greek  and  Latin  Stage,  from 
Aeschylus  to  Seneca,  but  the  Ballad  writers  of  the  Border,"  etc. 

293.  A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  4to,  Dieppe,  Tuesday,  7.30,  no  year. 

To  Lord  Alfred  Douglas,    Signed  Oscar. 

"I  got  your  telegram  .  .  .  and  just  send  a  line  to  say  that  I  feel  tlmt 
my  only  hope  of  again  doing  creditable  work  in  art  is  being  with  you — 
it  was  not  so  in  the  old  days — but  now  it  is  different,  and  yon  can  re- 
create in  me  the  energy  and  sense  of  joyous  poiver  on  ivhich  all  depends," 
etc. 

294.  A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  4to,  Dieppe,  Wednesday,  June  23,  no 

year.     To  Lord  Alfred  Douglas.     Signed  Oscar. 

"My  Fete  was  a  huge  success:  15  gamins  were  entertained  on  straw- 
berries and  cream  .  .  .  They  sang  the  Marseillaise..  .  .  I  gave  the  health 
of  La  Reine  d'Angleterre,  and  finally  I  gave  Le  President  de  la  Republiqus 
....  They  cried  out  with  one  accord  '  Vive7-t  le  President  de  la  Bepub- 
lique  et  Monsieur  Melmoth.'  It  was  an  amusing  experience  as  I  am  hardly 
more  tlmn  a  month  out  of  goal,"  etc. 

295.  A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  4to,  Dieppe,  Thursday,  June  17,  2  o'cl. 

p.  M.    To  Lord  Alfred  Douglas.     Signed  Oscar. 

"/  have  been  obliged  to  ask  my  friends  to  leave  me,  as  I  am  so  upset 
and  distressed  in  nerve  by  my  solicitor's  letter,  and  the  apprehension 
of  serious  danger,  tlmt  simply  I  must  be  alone  .  ...  Of  course,  at  pre- 
sent it  is  impossible  for  us  to  meet  .  .  .  if  your  father  .  .  .  came  over 
and  made  a  scene  and  scandal  it  wotdd  utterly  destroy  my  possible  future 
and  alienate  all  my  friends  from  me  ...  7  think  of  you  always  and  love 
you  always  but  cliasms  of  moonless  night  divide  us:  We  cannot  crown 
it  without  Jiideous  and  nameless  peril, ' '  etc. 

296.  A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  4to,  with  postscript.    Dieppe,  no  date. 

To  Lord  Alfred  Douglas.     Signed  Oscar.     Mentions  Ernest  Dow- 
son. 

"7  received  your  letters  all  right  and  have  half  tcritien  my  answer  .  .  . 
7  am  waiting  here  for  a  new  servant  .  ...  he  is  to  come  here  to  find  me. 
Brutes,  bald  and  bearded  have  arrived,  and  Ernest  Dowson  says  he  is 
.sure  my  servant  is  among  them,"  etc. 

297.  A.  L.  S.,  8  pp.  8vo,  The  Haven,  5  Esplanade,  Worth- 
ing.    To  Lord  Alfred  Douglas.     Signed  Oscar. 

"Whal  do  you  think  of  three  days  at  Dieppe? (7  could  only 

arrange  three  days  as  I  am  so  busy) Last  night  you  and  I  and 

the  Mayor  figured  as  patrons  of  the  entertainment  given  by  the  vagabond 
singers  of  the  sands.     I  was  greeted  with  loud  applause,"  etc. 

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298.  A.  L.  S.,  12  pp.  8vo,  The  Haven,  5  Esplanade,  Worth- 
ing.   No  date.     To  Lord  Alfred  Douglas.     Sig^ued  Oscar. 

"How  sweet  of  you  to  .send  me  the  charming  poem — /  can't  tell  you 
Jiow  it  touches  me,  and  it  is  so  full  of  that  light  lyrical  grui'e  that  you 
always  have — a  qualify  that  seems  so  easy  to  those  who  don't  understand 
how  difficult  it  is  to  vwlce  the  white  feet  of  poetry  dance  lightly  among 

flowers  without  crushing  tliem Dear,  dear  boy — you  arc  more  to 

me  than  any  one  of  them  has  any  idea — you.  are  the  atmosphere  of  beauty 
through  which  I  see  life — you  are  the  incarnation  of  all  lovely  things,"  etc. 

299.  A.  L.  S.,  3  pp.  8vo,  no  place  nor  date.    To  Lord  Alfred 

Douglas.    Signed  Oscar. 

"/  have  just  come  in  for  luncheon.  A  horrid  ugly  Swiss  governess,  has, 
I  find,  been  looking  after  Cyril  and  Vivian  for  a  year — she  is  quite  im- 
possible   Also,  you,  the  gilt  and    graceful  boy  ivoidd  be  bored,"  etc. 

300.  A.  L.  S.,  6  pp.  8vo,  16  Tite  Street,  no  date.     To  Lord 

Alfred  Douglas.     Signed  Oscar.     Complains  of  his  penniless  con- 
dition. 

"Your  father  is  on  the  rampage  again — been  to  Cafe  Eoyal  to  enquire 
for  us,  iL'ith  threats,  etc.  To-day  I  wrote  at  home,  then  went  and  sat 
tvith  mother.  Death  and  Love  seem  to  wrecTc  on  either  hand  as  I  go 
through  life — they  are  the  only  things  I  think  of — their  wings  shadow  me. 
London  is  a  desert  without  your  dainty  feet,  and  all  the  buttonJwles  have 
turned  to  weeds — nettles  and  hemlocks  are  'the  only  wear'.  .  .  .  Always, 
and  with  devotion, — but  I  have  no  words  for  how  I  love  you." 

301.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  8vo,  16  Tite  Street,  no  date.     To  Lord 

Alfred  Douglas.     Signed  Oscar. 

' '  Your  telegram  has  jast  arrived  ....  but  I  miss  you  so  mu^h — the 
gay  gilt  and  gracious  lad  has>  gone  away  and  I  luite  everyone  else  .  .  .  also 
I  am  in  the  purple  valleys  of  despair,  and  no  gold  coins  are  dropping  down 
from  heaven  to  gladden  me.  London  is  very  dangerous — 'writters'  come 
out  at  night  and  writ  one — the  roaring  of  creditors  towards  daicn  is 
frightful — and  solicitors  are  getting  rabies  and  biting  people  ....  The 
'Yellow  Book'  has  appeared — it  is  dull  and  loathsome:  a  great  failure — 
I  am  so  glad, ' '  etc. 

302.  A.  L.  S.,  8  pp.  8vo,  Piccadilly,  no  date.     To  Lord  Al- 
fred Douglas.     Signed  Oscar. 

"My  own  dear  Boy:  I  lunched  with  Gladys  de  Grey — Reggie  and  Aleck 
Yorke  there.  They  want  me  to  go  to  Paris  with  them  .  .  .  .  I  have  no 
money  as  usual  and  can't  go — Besides  I  want  to  see  you.  It  is  really 
absurd — I  can't  live  without  you.  You,  are  so  dear,  so  wonderful — / 
think  of  you  all  day  long,  and  miss  your  grace,  your  boyish  beauty,  ihe 
bright  sword  play  of  your  icit,  the  delicate  fancy  of  your  genius,  so  sur- 
prising always  in  its  sudden  sicallow-flights  towards  north  or  south,  to- 
wards SU71  or  moon — and  above  all,  you  yourelf aiid  I  hope  that 

early  in  January  you  and  I  will  go  axeay  together  for  a  long  voyage — 
and  that  your  lovely  life  goes  always  ha)id  in  hand  with  mine — My  dear 
wonderful  boy,  I  hope  you  are  brilliant  and  luippy,"  etc. 

303.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  8vo,  16  Tite  Street,  no  date.     To  Lord 

Alfred  Douglas.     Signed  Oscar. 

"Life  here  is  much  the  same — /  find  a  chastened  pleasure  in  being 
shaved  in  Air  Street.  You  are  always  enquired  after  and  sonnet  like 
allusions  made  to  your  gilt  silk  hair.  I  saw  an  emissary  from  Mansfield, 
the  actor,  this  morning,"  etc. 


304.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  4to,  London,  no  date.    To  Lord  Alfred 

Douglas.    Signed  Oscar. 

"Yes!  the  Scarlet  Marquis  made  a  plot  to  address  the  audience  on  the 
first  night  of  my  play  ! !  Algy  Burl-e  revealed  it  and  he  tvas  not  allowed 
to  enter.     He  left  a  grotesque  bouquet  of  vegetables  for  me!     This  of 

course  malces  his  conduct  idiotic — robs  it  of  dignity All  love  in 

the  world,  Devotedly  yours  Oscar." 

305.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  8vo,  10  and  11  St.  James's  Place,  no 

date.    To  Lord  Alfred  Douglas.    Signed  Oscar. 

"My  dearest  Boy:  I  am  overwhelmed  by  the  wings  of  vulture  creditors 
— and  out  of  sorts,  but  I  am  happy  in  the  knowledge  that  we  are  friends 
again.  Our  love  has  passed  through  the  sliadow  and  the  night  of  estrange- 
ment and  sorrow  and  come  out  rose-crowned — as  of  old — let  us  always 
be  infinitely  dear  to  each  other — as  indeed  we  have  been  always,"  etc. 

306.  A.  L.  S.,  8  pp.  Svo,  16  Tite  Street,  no  date.    To  Lord 

Alfred  Douglas.    Signed  Oscar. 

"7  canH  bear  your  sadness  and  unhappiness:  because  I  cannot  cure  it. 
But  you  hnow  what  a  joy  it  will  be  to  see  you  again  .  .  .  .  I  heard  all 
the  details  of  the  divorce  of  the  Scarlet  Marquis  the  other  day:  quite 

astonishing I  am  sending  you  a  copy  of  'Eafis'  the  divinest  of 

poets — I  hope  the  honey  of  his  verse  may  charm  you."  etc. 

307.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  Svo,  Albemarle  Club,  no  date.    To  Lord 

Alfred  Douglas.    Signed  Oscar. 

"My  dearest  Boy:  I  have  been  very  lonely  witlwut  you:  and  worried 
by  money  matters.  To-day  is  golden  enough,  but  rain  has  dripped 
monotonously  on  all  other  days.     I  went  to  Haddon  Chambers'  play;  it 

was  not  bad,  but  oh!  so  badly  written How  strange  to  live  in 

a  land  where  the  worship  of  beauty,  and  the  passion  of  love  are  con- 
sidered infamous — /  hate  England:  it  is  only  bearable  to  me  because  you 
are  here,"  etc. 

308.  A.  L.  S.,  in  pencil,  3  pp.  8vo,  no  place,  no  date.     To 

Lord  Alfred  Douglas.     Signed  Oscar.     A  hurried  pencil  note. 

"We  have  only  just  finished  Act  2.  Order  of  course  what  you  want. 
Don't  wait.     I  do  not  rehearse  to-morrow  at  all." 


THREE    LETTERS    TO    FRANK    HARRIS 

309.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  small  4to,  Sandwich  Hotel,  Dieppe. 

To  Frank  Harris. 

"Just  a  line  to  thank  you  for  your  great  kindness  to  me,  for  the  lovely 
clothes  and  for  the  generous  chcq^ie.  You  liave  been  a  real  good  friend 
to  me  and  I  shall  never  forget  your  kindness,"  etc. 

310.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  Svo,  Paris,  no  date.    To  Frank  Harris. 

Signed  Oscar. 

' '  Your  secretary  has  sent  me  tiic  £20  in  a  banknote  of  extraordinary 
beauty.     A   thousand  thanks,  my  dear  Franlc,  for  all  your  kindness  and 

thought fulne.ss I  am  getting  my  clothes  to-day  from  th^  Hotel 

whose  evil  proprieior  detained  thrm. Vp  to  the  present  time  I  Jiave 

be<  a  at  any  rate  dreadfully  shabby,  and  am  more  than  ever  in  disaccord 
with  Carlyle  on  the  question  of  the  relation  of  clothes  and  soul,"  etc. 

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311.  A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  8vo.    Paris,  no  date.    To  Frank  Harris.. 

Signed  Oscar. 

"Jfj/  proprieiaire  is  worrying  me   to   distraction,   to  pay   my   bill,   or 
part  of  it.     Could  you  send  me  £20?    I  am  quite  without  a  sou  and  must 

give  the  landlord  £15 If  you  can  manage  it,  it  will  be  a  great 

kindness. ' ' 


312.  A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  on  card.     (Chicago,  Feb.  12,  1882.    To 

Mrs.  Julian  Hawthorne.    With  addressed  envelope. 

' '  Your  letter  has  been  following  me  from  city  to  city.     You  should  have 

asked  me  when  I  was  at  Boston but  now  I  am  many  hundred  miles 

off — in  Chicago /  mu^t  come  in  April.    May  I  come  then?" 


313. 


A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  Svo,  Albemarle  Club,  no  date.    To  Miss 


Kenealy. 

"I  have  read  your  article  with  great  interest,  and  the  passage  at  the 
end  about  the  body  having  its  own  ideals  seems  to  me  most  fine  and  finely 
said  .  .  .  There  is  a  passage  in  the  eleventh  cliapter  of  Dorian  Gray  that 
...  7  should  like  you  to  see  .  .  .  How  everything  that  you  say  in  your 
clever  article  makes  for  the  Greek  Ideal,  the  only  ideal  that  has  its  feet 
in  reality,"  etc. 

314.  A.  L.  S.,  3  pp.  small  4to,  16  Tite  Street  (April  16, 

1889)  to  Richard  Le  Gallienne,  with  addressed  envelope. 

"Thank  you  so  much  for  the  sonnet,  which  I  greatly  like — it  is  very 
subtle — one  of  your  best  things.  London,  for  all  its  gloom,  is  not  killing 
but  making  the  poet,"  etc. 


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TWENTY-TWO  AUTOGRAPH  LETTERS  TO  MRS.  LEVERSON, 

"THE  SPHINX,"  WHICH   WILL  FIRST   BE   OFFERED   IN 

ONE  LOT,  BUT  IF  THE  RESERVE  PRICE  BE  NOT 

REALIZED    EACH    LOT    WILL    IMMEDIATELY 

BE  SOLD  SEPARATELY  AS  CATALOGUED 


315. 


Latter  portion  of  an  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.     To  Mrs.  Lever- 


son. 


"Your  sketch  is  brilliant  as  your  work  always  is,  and  Dorian  Gray 
looks  quite  charming.  It  is  quite  tragic  for  me  to  think  how  completely 
he  has  been  understood  on  all  sides, ' '  etc. 


316. 


A.  L.   S.,  4  pp.   Svo.     Brighton,   n.   date.     To   Mrs. 


Leverson.     Signed  Oscar. 

"Dear  Sphinx:  I  hope  to  be  in  London  on  the  15th.  Will  you  be 
there?  Your  article  in  Punch  Dorian  and  I  read  with  joy,  and  detected 
you  of  course,  before  you  sent  it  to  me.  Dorian  has  a  child — and  is  not 
allowed  to  go  out  to-day:  he  is  very  sweet  and  beautiful — an^  looks  like 
a  narcissus,"  etc. 


317. 


A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  8vo.     From  H.  M.  Prison.     To  Mrs. 


Leverson.    Signed  Oscar. 

"Dear  Sphinx  and  Ernest.  I  write  to  you  from  prison  where  your  kind 
words  have  reached  me  and  given  me  comfort  though  they  have  made  me 
cry — in  my  loneliness — not  that  I  am  really  alone — a  slitn  tiling,  gold- 
haired  like  an  angel,  stands  alivays  at  my  side.  His  presence  oversJiadows 
me — He  moves  in  the  gloom  like  a  white  fioicer.  With  what  a  crash 
this  fell!  Why  did  the  Sibyl  say  fair  things?  I  thought  but  to  defend 
him  for  his  Father,"  etc. 

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318. 


A.  L.  S.,  1  p.  8vo,  16  Tite  St.     No  date.     To  Mrs. 


Leverson.     Signed  Oscar. 

"Your  letters  are  ironderful  and  delight  fid 
like.     Quite  soon  I  hope  to  meet." 


319. 


Your  feast  teas  rose- 


—  A.  L.  S.,  1  p.  12mo,  no  place  nor  date.  To  Mrs. 
Leverson.  Signed  0.  W.  Asking  Avhether  she  will  be  disengaged 
for  the  evening. 


320. 


A.  L. 


S.,  3  pp.  Svo,  16  Tite  Street,  no  date.     Hastily 
written  in  pencil.     Signed  Oscar. 

"Alas!  dear  SpM7ix  I  believe  we  are  going  to  'La  Femme  de  Claude' 
to-night  otherwise  I  would  eat  honey  cake  with  you  at  Willey's 
are  the  only  Sphinx." 


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\        -date.     To  Mrs.  Leverson.     Signed  Oscar 


A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  Svo,  Hotel  Avondale,  Piccadilly,  no 


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"My  Bear  Sphinx.  You  were  Jcind  enough  to  say  I  might  bring  some- 
one to  dinner  to-night  ....  I  liave  selected  a  young  man,  tall  as  a 
young  palm  tree  (I  mean  tall  as  two  young  palm  trees).  His  Christian 
name  is  "Tom'  a  very  rare  name  in  an  age  of  Algies  and  Berties  .  .  . 
I  met  Mm  on  Tuesday,  so  he  is  quite  an  old  friend,"  etc. 


322.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  12mo,  New  Travellers  Club,  Piccadilly, 

no  date.     To  Mrs.  Leverson.     Signed  Oscar. 

"Dear  Sphinx:  Any  night  next  weeJc  except  Monday  I  shall  be  cheered 
to  come  and  dine  with  you — Of  course  I  sit  next  you  .  ...  my  friend  is 
more  golden  than  ever.  If  a  curd  with  M.  Dorian  Esqr  is  found  on  your 
prophyry  hall-table  you  will  Icnotv  who  has  called.  He  has  ordered  fifty! 
All  for  you." 


323.  Latter  portion  of  an  A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  Svo.     No  place 

nor  date.     [To  Mrs.  Leverson.]     Signed  Oscar. 

"I  am  just  told  that  here  there  to  be  f casters  on  Tuesday.  Do  let  me 
know,  and  all  my  other  days  of  the  week  belong  to  yon.  How  wilful  and 
wonderful  you  are." 


324.  - 
son.     Signed  Oscar 


A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  Svo,  London,  no  date.     To  Mrs.  Lever- 


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"Dear  Sphinx.  Oh!  how  rash  of  you  to  trust  me  witli,  your  brilliant 
article — I  had  put  it  into  a  casket,  and  thrown  the  key  into  the  waters, 
But,  now-  I  have  shattered  the  casket,  and  send  you  the  purple  papyrus  of 
your  perfect  panegyric,  .  .  .  .  I  hope  it  will  be  published,"  etc. 


325.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  small  4to,  Dieppe.     To  Mrs.  Leverson. 

igned  Oscar. 

"My  Dear  Sphinx:  Your  date  of  your  letter  is  only  'June':  a  date 
quite  acmrate  enough  when  a  golden  rose  is  writing  .  .  .  When  however 
a  golden  rose  .  .  .  states  'there  is  a  notice  of  your  letters  in  the  Daily 
Chronicle  of  today'  .  .  .  I  am  troubled  .  .  I  am  in  the  Public  Press  some- 
times the  'ex-convict',  tohich  is  too  obvious;  sometimes  I  am  'Mr.  Oscar 
Wilde,'  a  phrase  1  deserve:  sometimes  'the  man  Wilde,'  a  phrase  I 
don't,"  etc. 

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-X)        340.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  small  4to,  16  Tite  Street,  Chelsea,  no 

date  (1890).    Kegarding  his  biography  for  a  Cyclopedia. 

"It  is  difficult  to  ivrite  one's  own  life,  hut  I  have  indicated  the  lines 
on  ichich  it  might  be  treated.  I  have  no  claim  to  he  regarded  as  a  journal- 
ist, as  all  my  loorlc  is  literary  criticisms — I  notice  hoolcs,  not  events,"  etc. 


341.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  8vo,  16  Tite  Street,  October,  1892. 

"My  dear  Sydney.    I  enclose  you  tickets  for  Holiday  night your 

Ferdinand  in  the  Duchess  of  Malfi  was  a  really  fine  performance  ..." 


342. 

1885). 


A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  8vo,  16  Tite  Street,  Chelsea,  (April  15, 

Kef  erring  to  ' '  The  Harlot 's  House. ' ' 

"I  beg  to  acknowledge  receipt  of  yotir  cheque  ££.  2.  for  my  article  on 
Shakespeare.  If  you  would  like  a  poem  I  will  send  you  one,  hut  I  xoould 
ask  you  not  to  include  any  other  poem  in  the  number  in  which  it  appears 
...  a  poem  should  he  printed  across  a  page — there  shd.  he  no  column 
line — so  you  see  there  are  difficulties  .  .  .  The  poem  is  in  12  stanzas  of  3 
lines  each.     It  is  called  '  The  Harlot 's  House. '  ' ' 


EIGHT    LETTERS   TO    LEONARD    SMITHERS    ON 
PUBLISHING    MATTERS 

A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  4to,  Hotel  Margollies,  (June  6,  1899), 


343. 


To  Leonard  Smithers.     Signed  0.  W.    With  envelope. 

"I  hope  to  receive  soon  the  title-page,  dedication,  and  play-hill  of  the 
'Ideal  Husband.'  .  .  .  I  saw  Ernest  Bowson  the  other  night — he  forced 
me  to  go  to  the  Pantheon  at  midnight — it  was  dreadful — a  Cafe  Pande- 
monium. The  drawing  on  the  Cover  of  Hunger  is  like  a  horrible  caricature 
of  Ernest — "  etc. 


344.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  8vo,  Wednesday  Dec.  14,  (1898).     To 

Leonard  Smithers,  with  addressed  envelope.     Signed  0.  W.     Re- 
garding the  dedication  of  "The  Importance  of  Being  Earnest." 

"The   dedication  of   the   play   is 
To 

Robert  Baldwin  Boss 
in  appreciation 
in  affection. 

Of  course  Shannon's  design  is  to  he  repeated  on  the  cover  as  in  the 
other  editions  .  .  .  I  suppose  the  book  is  out  in  January?"  etc. 


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345. 


A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.,  8vo,  Hotel  d 'Alsace,  (March  28,  1898), 


To  Leonard  Smithers.    With  addressed  envelope. 

"No  Letter  from  you  this  morndngi     You  don't  know  how  ill  I  am, 
and  what  a  narrow  escape  I  had.     You  seem  quite  heartless,"  etc. 

346.  A.   L.   S.,   3   pp.  8vo,   undated,    [June,   1898].       To 

Leonard    Smithers.     Signed   with   initials.     With   addressed    en- 
velope. 

Asking  for  a  loan  of  £10,  as  he  is  quite  penniless  and  on  the  brink  of 
expulsion  from  his  hotel. 

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347.  A.  L.  S.,  with  initials,  4  pp.  8vo,  no  place  nor  date 

(August,  1898).    To  Leonard  Smithers.     Thanldng  him  for  cheque 
received.    With  addressed  envelope. 

"I  hope  to  receive  your  proofs  soon  . 
popular  in  Paris  now — as  all  those  who 
direction — are  thoroughly  respectable.  There  is  much  indignation  on  the 
Boulevards.  I  try  to  convince  them  that  they  are  our  worst  specimens — hut 
it  is  a  difficult  tasJc. ' ' 


.  .  The  English  are  very  un- 
are   over   here — under   Cook's 


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348.  A.  L.  S.,  3  pp.  8vo,  Paris,  Sundaj^  no  date.     To 

Leonard  Smithers. 

"As  regards  the  complete  suit — I  could  wish  you  would  send  them  on  to 
me  here.  The  MSS.  I  have  returned  to  Burgonne  who  ivill  rcvieiv.  I 
have  not  as  yet  contemplated  the  Venice  arrangements,  hut  I  will  send 
you  further  particulars  shortly.     My  affairs  move  me  to  despair,"  etc. 

349.  A.  L.  S.,  with  initials,  8  pp.  8vo,  Wednesday,  May  24. 

To  Leonard  Smithers.     On  literary  matters.     With  addressed  en- 
velope. 

"Maurice  arrived  this  morning — looking  tired  and  heautifid —  .  .  .  . 
my  friend  Bobert  Boss  especi-ally  seems  to  have  taken  quite  an  interest  in 
him — He  is  so  fond  of  children,  and  of  people  like  myself,  ivho  have  child- 
like simple  natures  .  .  .  I  am  thinking  of  writing  a  novel  called  'The 
Boy-Snatcher  of  Clements  Inn,'  "  etc. 


350. 


A.  L.  S.,  8  pp.  8vo,  from  Oscar  Wilde  to  Leonard 


Smithers.    Naples,  Sunday  (Nov.  23,  1897).     With  addressed  en- 
velope. 

"Do  try  and  make  the  Chiswick  Press  less  mad  and  less  maddening.  I 
now  have  'while  some  coarse-mouthed  doctor  straddles  hy  with  a  flattened 
bull-dog  nose,  fingering  the  watch, '  etc  .  .  .  if  they  kick  I  cannot  sacrifice 
the   lines  about  the  icatch. 

I  icish  you  ivould  start  a  Society  for  the  Defence  of  Oppressed  Per- 
sonality;  at  present  there  is  a  gross  European  concert  headed  by  brutes 
and  solicitors  against  us — it  is  really  ridiculous  that  after  my  entire  life 
has  been  wrecked  by  Society,  people  should  still  propose  to  exercise  social 
tyranny  over  me,  and  try  to  force  me  to  live  in  solitude,"  etc. 


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SIX    LETTERS    TO    J.    M.    STODDART,    ABOUT    THE 
PUBLICATION    OF    "ROSE-LEAF    AND    APPLE-LEAF" 


351. 


A.  L.  S.,  5  pp.  4to,  Cincinnati,  n.  d.    To  Mr.  Stoddart. 


Keferring  to  ' '  Rose-Leaf  and  Apple-Leaf. ' ' 

"I  send  you  the  volume  of  Poems  and  the  Preface.  The  Preface  you 
tvill  see  is  most  important,  signifying  my  new  departure  from  Mr.  Buskin 
and  the  Pre-Baphaelities — and  marks  an  era  in  the  aesthetic  ni'^icment," 
etc. 

352.  A.  L.  S.,  3  pp.  4to,    (Chicago),  no  date.     To  J.  M. 

Stoddart.     In  re  "Rose-Leaf  and  Apple-Leaf." 

"I  enclose  final  proof.  I  call  it  now  ' L'Envoi'  and  not  'Envoi' — 
please  see  that  the  headings  are  right  ...  7  ivish  yo^i  could  insert  'The 
Sea  King's  Grave'  before  'Tiber  Mouth'  it  comes  in  well  there — but  it 
is  not  much  importance." 

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353.  A.  L.  S.,  1  p.  4to,  Undated   (May,  1882).     To  J.  M. 

Stoddart. 

^'My  young  singer  never  wearies  of  singing.     Here  are  tico  more  -poems 
— quite  beautiful." 

354.  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  4to,  Columbus,  Ohio,  Way,  1882.     To 

J.  M.  Stoddart. 

"  BlanJc  pages  of  themselves  being  non-beautiful,   could  not  add.  any- 
thing to  the  cJiarm  of  the  booTc,  they  must  be  ornamented  .  .  .  you  might 

have  one  page  of  roses  and  the  other  of  apple  blossoms  and  call  the 
booTc  ' Bose-Leaf  and  Apple-Leaf  or  'Narcissus  and  Daffodil'  using  those 
flowers  ..." 

A  transcription  in  indelible  pencil  has  been  made  under  each  word  to 
facilitate  reading  at  the  printing  office  of  J.  M.  Stoddart. 


355. 


A.  L.  S.,  1  p.  4to,  Kansas  City,  April  17,  1882.     To 


J.  M.  Stoddart. 

"/  send  yo^i  the  proof — there  are  a  good  many  corrections — so  per- 
haps I  better  have  another  to  see  tluit  it  is  all  right  .  .  .  Where  is 
Whitman?     In  Camden  Town?" 


356. 


A.  L.  S.,  8  pp.  8vo,  no  place,  no  date.    To  J.  M.  Stod- 


dart.    Giving  a  list  of  names  to  whom  copies  of  the  Press  and 
Times  are  to  be  sent. 

The   list  includes  Lady   Wilde,   Whistler,   Hon.    George   Curzon,    Oscar 
Browning,  Burne-Jones,  Mrs.  Lajigtry,  and  others. 


357. 


WILDE— SWINBURNE— WHITMAN 

—  A.  L.  S.,  8  pp.  8vo,  no  place  nor  date.     To  J.  M. 

Stoddart.     Preserved  in  a  crimson  levant  morocco  case,  linings  of 

cream  moire  silk. 

"/  send  you  an  extract  from  a  letter  of  Swinburne  which  I  have  just 
received  from  him  about  our  grand  Walt.  You  might  care  to  publish  it 
.  .  .  'I  am  sincerely  interested  and  gratified  by  your  account  of  Walt 
Whitman,  and  the  assurance  of  his  kindly  and  friendly  feeling  towards 
me;  and  I  thanl:  you  no  less  sincerely  for  your  kindness  in  sending  me 
word  of  it  .  .  .  assure  him  .  .  .  that  I  have  by  no  manner  of  means 
relaxed  my  admiration  of  his  noblest  works,'  "  etc. 

358.  A.  L.  S.,  3  pp.  8vo,  Paris,  no  date.  To  Dear  C.  Re- 
fers to  the  "Dublin  affair."  Wilde  refers  to  several  persons  by 
initials  on\y,  and  the  whole  letter  is  Avritten  in  a  hurried,  though 
apparently  confidential  manner. 


359. 


—  A.  L.  S.,  1  p.  8vo.    London,  no  date.    To  Mr.  [Green]. 
Enclosing  tickets  for  a  performance. 

360.  A.  Ij.  S.,  4  pp.  small  4to,  16  Tite  Street.     To   [Mrs. 

Hamilton    King.]      Referring    to    his    work    on    "The    Woman's 
World."    A  fine  letter,  mentioning  Keats. 

361.  A.  L.  S.,  3  pp.  small  4to,  16  Tite  Street,  no  date.     To 

[Mrs.  Hamilton  King.]      Expressing  his  gratification  that  she  has 
consented  to  write  for  ["The  Woman's  World."] 

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362. 


A.  L.  S.  in  the  third  person.    4  pp.  8vo,  Chelsea,  Sept. 


1,  1887.    To  Mrs.  Hamilton  King. 

AiinounciBg  his  connection  with  ["The  Woman '3  World"]  and  solicit- 
ing her  contributions,  and  mentions  that  he  has  already  secured  Miss 
Thackeray,  Olive  Schreiner,  Mrs.  Craik,  Mrs.  Pfeiffer,  and  many  others. 


363. 


A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  8vo,  London,  Oct.  31,  1887.     To  Mrs. 


Hamilton  King.    Written  while  he  was  engaged  as  Editor  of  ' '  The 

Woman's  World." 

"/  am  very  much  pleased  at  the  prospect  of  publishing  some  of  your 
work  in  my  magazine." 

364.  A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  8vo,  Chelsea,  no  date.  To  Mrs.  Hamil- 
ton King.  Regretting  a  previous  engagement  will  prevent  seeing 
her. 


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365. 


A.  L.  S.,  1  p.  8vo,  Oxford,  no  date.     To  My  Dear 


Frank.    Regretting  an  engagement  will  prevent  seeing  him. 


366. 
Frank. 


A.  L.  S.,  3  pp.  small  4to.     Brighton,  n.  d.     To  Dear 


"I  am  staying  down  here  ....  when  I  return  I  will  let  you  Icnow:  So 
you  are  a  confessed  playwright  now?  I  am  so  glad.  You  must  tell  me 
all  about  your  worJc." 


367. 
Frank. 


A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  8vo,  Goring-on-Thames.     To  My  Dear 


"7  never  got  your  invitatio7i,  or  ivould  have  answered  'yes'  in  all  Icnow n 
and  unTcnoivn  tongues  .  ...  I  go  to  Birmingham  to-morrow  for  the  night 
to  see  the  first  performance  of  the  provincial  company  of  my  play." 


368. 


A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  8vo,  Albemarle  Club,  no  date.    To  My 


dear  Frank.    Sending  him  a  seat  for  a  ' '  first  night. ' ' 


369. 


A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  8vo.     Goring  on  the  Thames,  no  date. 


To  My  Dear  Frank. 

"Thanks  for  your  long  and  interesting  letter.  I  don't  approve  of 
your  having  been  in  Manchester.  Charming  people  should  never  be  in 
Manchester — but  Sunbury  sounds  delightful.  I  live  in  a  Canadian  canoe, 
the  curves  of  which  are  of  surpassing  beauty,"  etc. 


370. 


Autograph  Post  Card  to  Maurice  Gilbert,  announcing 


his  arrival  at  Palermo;  (2).  His  "Sebastian  Melmoth"  visiting 
card,  containing  an  autograph  note  to  Maurice  Gilbert;  (3).  An 
Autograph  Post  Card  from  J.  Dupoirier,  the  Hotel-keeper  at 
Paris,  dated  Oct.  2,  1900,  announcing  the  death  of  Wilde;  (4)  A 
Postal  Telegram  to  Maurice  Gilbert,  stating  that  he  and  Bosie  are 
at  Nogent.    4  pieces,  mounted  with  guards  on  heavy  paper. 


371. 


Visiting  Card  of  Mr.  Sebastian  Melmoth,  Wilde's  as- 


sumed name  after  his  release  from  prison,  with  an  address  in  his 
hand  on  verso ;  also,  a  visiting  card  of  Mrs.  Leverson.    2  pieces. 


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AUTOGRAPH   LETTERS   FROM   FAMOUS   PEOPLE 
TO   OSCAR   WILDE   AND   OTHERS 

372.  ALEXANDER  (E.  P.).  A.  L.  S.,  1  p.  4to,  Louisville,  Ky., 
June  12,  1882.  To  Jefferson  Davis.  Introducing  Oscar  Wilde, 
^ith  addressed  envelope. 

373.  ANDERSON  (MARY).  A.  L.  S.,  3  pp.  8vo,  Friday,  Chi- 
cago, no  date.    To  Oscar  Wilde. 

^'Father  tells  vie  you  have  come  to  no  agreement  yet,  but  that  he  ha.s 

made  you  an  offer '  Vera'  charmed  me,  it  is  very  powerful.    I  think 

I  would  nice  to  play  the  part,"  etc. 

374.  ANDERSON  (MARY).  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  8vo,  Victoria,  Fri- 
day, no  date.    To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"Dear  Mr.  Wilde.  I  liave  shipped  to-day  to  your  London  address,  ' Tlie 
Duchess  of  Padua.'  .  .  .  I  could  not  under  any  circumstances  produce 
your  play  at  the  time  mentioned  in  the  contract  ....  The  play  in  its 
present  form  I  fear,  would  no  more  please  the  public  of  to-day,  than 
would  'Venice  Preserved'  or  ' Lucretia  Borgia'  .  .  .  ." 

375.  BOURGET  (PAUL).  A.  L.  S.,  1  p.  4to,  2  Walton  Place. 
No  date.    To  Oscar  Wilde.    In  French. 

" Mon  cher  Oscar  Wilde,  ce  Lundi  projete  n'est  pas  un  bon  jour, 
comme  je  le  constate  en  rentrant  sur  I' engagement  book.  Entre  les  arbres 
de  la  faret  de  Shakespeare  j 'avals  oublie  que  ju  me  suis  lie  pour  ce  jour 
la.  Mais  que  vous  m'ea'iviez  un  mot  pour  me  fixer  un  autre  rendes-vous, 
et  vous  seres  le  plus  charmant  des  hommes,"  etc. 

876.  BURNE- JONES  (EDWARD).  A.  L.  S.,  with  initials,  1  p. 
8vo,  West  Kensington,  n.  d.    To  Oscar. 

"Every  day  we  lunch  at  one — bid  that  is  the  very  heart  of  the  day  to 
you.  What  if  you  come  in  Sunday  afternoon  and  I  coidd  find  a  minute 
ju^t  to  say  what  I  want,"  etc. 

377.  BURNE- JONES  (EDWARD).  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  12mo,  The 
Grange,  Northend,  no  date.    To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"Will  you  say  fur  me  to  Mile.  Sara  BernJiardt  that  as  soon  as  she  had 
left  I  set  my  mind  to  think  what  drawing  I  Jiad  that  I  might  offer  to  Jier 
as  homage  and  remembrance  of  an  interview  I  had  long  looked  for — and 
•-     y         now  your  letter  comes  and  makes  it  clear  for  me,"  etc. 

378.  CRANE  (WALTER).  A.  L.  S.,  3  pp.  8vo,  Beaumont 
Lodge,  Shepherd's  Bush,  July  1,  1888.    To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"i  am  sorry  there  sho-uld  exist  the  slightest  cloud  over  this  little  trans- 
action. I  should  not  be  candid,  hoivevcr,  if  I  said  that  your  history  of 
I  the  matter  at  all  answered  to  my  recollection  .  .  .  I  sJuill  of  course  be 

charmed  to  receive  'The  Happy  Prince'  in  such  luocuriou-s  form.     I  am 
»  glad  to  hear  the  book  Juis  been  so  .successful." 

379.  DE  VERE  (AUBREY).  A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  8vo,  Adare,  May 
18,  1897.    To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"Are  you  returned^  And  to  what  address  can  I  send  you  a  Vol.  I  leave 
ju^t  brought  out?  .  .  .  I  should  like  you  to  liave  the  book  chiefly  for  the 

sake  of  the  chief  poem which  is  .  .  .  to  make  plainer  what  I  con- 

ceivi:   to  be  ...   .   the   true  and  only  possible  'Philosophy  of  our  Irish 
History,'  "  etc. 

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AUTOGRAPH  MANUSCRIPT  BY  LORD  ALFRED  DOUGLAS  OF 
SONNET  WRITTEN  ON  THE  DEATH  OF  OSCAR  WILDE 

380.  DOUGLAS  (LORD  ALFRED).  Manuscript  Sonnet  "Toi 
Oscar."  1  p.  small  4to.  Written  on  the  death  of  Oscar  Wilde 
Signed  ''Alfred  Douglas." 

381.  HARE  (SIR  JOHN).  A.  L.  S.,  1  p.  8vo,  Garrick  Theatre, 
Jan.  8,  1894.     To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"/  am  delighted  at  heart  to  have  news  of  you  and  loolc  forward  with 
much  interest  to  the  28th." 

382.  HENLEY  (W.  E.).  A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  8vo,  Chiswick,  27/11/88. 
To  Oscar  Wilde.    Signed,  W.  E.  H. 

"Many  thanks  for  'The  Young  Prince.'  I  have  read  it  with  singular 

pleasure I  haven't  time  to  write  of  your  power  generally.     It  is 

admirably  clever;  it  is  full  of  colour  and  light  and  life  .  .  .  ,"  etc. 


383.  HENLEY    (W.    E.).      A.    L.    S.,    1    p.    8vo,    Edinburgh, 
25/3/1893.    To  Oscar  Wilde.    Signed  W.  E.  H.  ; 

"  Thi^  comes  of  talcing  yourself  seriously.     I  am  heartily  sorry  I  ever  j 

succeeded  in  persuading  you  to  do  so,"  etc. 


J 


384.  LANGTRY  (LILLIE).  A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  8vo,  21  Pont 
Street,  S.  W.    No  date.    To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"Dear  Oscar.  Will  you  loolc  in  this  afternoon  before  five?  I  want  to 
speak  to  you  about  to-morrow.  .  ." 

385.  LELAND   (CHARLES  G.).     A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  8vo,  Phila-  ,^ 
delphia,  May  11,  1882.    To  Oscar  Wilde.                                                    /  /  j 

"/  ca7i  never  thank  you  a^  y<m  deserve  for  the  good  you  have  done  the         l^i 
Great  Caaise  of  Art  Education — and  to  me  as  one  of  its  humble  teachers  ' 

....  7  have  been  a  very  sincere  friend  of  yours  from  the  first,  and  have 
even  of  old  in  London  fought  for  you  against  odds — more  both  there  and 
here  than  you  ever  supposed, ' '  etc. 

386.  LLOYD  (OTHO  H.).  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  8vo,  Hyde  Park, 
November  27,  1883.  To  Oscar  Wilde.  Congratulating  him  on  his 
engagement  to  his  sister  Constance.  / 

"I  am  pleased  indeed;  I  am  sure  tlmt  for  my  own  part  I  welcome  you 
as  a  new  brother  .  ...  if  Constance  makes  as  good  a  wife  as  she  has  been 
a  good  sister  to  me  your  happiness  is  certain;  she  is  staunch  and  true. 
Constance  is  greatly  to  be  congratulated  also  to  have  got  your  love,"  etc., 
etc., 

387.  LOWELL  (JAMES  RUSSELL).  A.  L.  S.,  1  p.  8vo,  Lon- 
don, Dec.  22,  1881.  To  Edmund  Clarence  Stedman,  with  envelope. 
Introducing  Oscar  Wilde. 

"Permit  me  to  recall  myself  to  your  recollection  by  introducing  Mr. 
Oscar  Wilde.  I  am  sure  I  could  not  do  it  in  a  more  agreeable  way,  and 
I  beg  you  to  be  helpful  to  him,"  etc. 

388.  LOWTHER  (CLAUDE).    A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  12mo,  Baden,  no  0 
date.    To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"A  friend  of  mine,  Miss  Hall  has  asked  me  to  send  you  a  story  she  1ms 
written  in  hopes  that  you  may  accept  it  for,  'The  Woman's  World,'  "  etc. 

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,  389.  MALLARME    (STEPHEN).     A.   L.   S.,   2   pp.   on   card, 

/       Paris,  November  10,  1891.     To  Oscar  "Wilde.    In  French. 

!  "  J'acheve  le  livre,     un  des  seuls  qui  pulssent  emouvoir,  vu  que  d'une 

\^  reverie  essentielle  et  des  par f urns  d'ame  les  plus  etrangers  est  fait  son 

orage 'It  was  the  portrait  that  had  done  everything ' ;  ce  tableau, 

au  pied,  inquietant,  d'un  Dorian  Gray,  hautera  mais  ecrit,  etant  le  livre 
lui-meme. ' ' 

390.  MILL  ATS    (J.   E.).     A.  L.   S.,  3   pp.   8vo,  Kensington,  7 
July,  1883.    To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"/  read  your  play  with  great  interest  and  I  am  sure  it  would  he  a 
success  if  put  on  the  stage.  The  plot  is  admirable  as  are  the  delineations, 
but  the  dialogue  might  be  improved  in  many  parts." 

391.  MILNER  (LORD).    A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  8vo,  Pall  Mall  Gazette, 
May  22d.    To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"Stuart-Cumberland,  the  '  TJwught-reader '  is  coming  to  this  office 
to-morroiv  {Friday)  at  5:30  precisely  to  display  his  skill.  We  are  asking 
a  lot  of  tcorthies  to  meet  him.     Will  you  join  the  band?"  etc. 

LETTER    FROM    WALTER   PATER   TO    OSCAR    WILDE— 
POSSIBLY  UNIQUE 

392.  PATER   (WALTER).     A.  L.  S.,  1  p.  12mo,  no  place,  no 
,        '     date.     To  Oscar  Wilde. 

/,r  "7  look  forward  to  seeing  you  at  dinner  at  my  room  in  B.  N.  C.  on 

j    -  Wednesday,  6  to  6:30,"  eto. 


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393.  RAMEE   (LOUISE  DE  LA— "Onida").     A.  L.  S.,  3  pp. 
4to,  S.  Alessio,  per  Lucca,  no  date.    To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"Bear   Confrere  ...  7   believe   you  were  in  Florence  in  spring;   you 
might  at  least  have  written  to  me  or  tried  to  see  me,"  eto. 


LETTER  FROM  THE  AUTHOR  OF  "ROSE  LEAF  AND  APPLE 
LEAF"  TO  OSCAR  WILDE 

394.  RODD    (SIR  RENNELL).     A.  L.   S.,  signed  Rennell,  2 
pp.  4to,  Sunday  2d.     To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"How  good  of  you  to  get  my  poems  published.  I  am  much  excited 
about  it  ...  I  wonder  if  you  have  written  much.  I  have  not  seen  Buryie- 
Jones  for  a  long  time  ....  How  splendid  to  be  in  California  .  .  .  When 
you  return  you  must  read  my  school  prize  poem  on  California  which  is 
remarkable  for  that  exact  description  only  to  be  found  in  the  writings  of 
those  who  have  never  seen  what  they  describe." 

EIGHT   LETTERS    FROM    ROBERT    ROSS   TO 
LEONARD    SMITHERS 

395.  ROSS  (ROBERT).    A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  8vo,  London,  Tuesday 
(November  16,  1897),    To  Leonard  Smithers. 

"I  have  .  .  .  received  proof  of  the  poem.  It  looks  better  than  ever 
I  think.  I  want  to  write  to  you  about  tlic  dedication.  Please  do  not 
tell  Oscar  my  views  or  quote  my  vietrs  to  him  as  it  will  merely  irritate  him, 
and  at  all  events  tvhile  the  poem  is  i7i  progress  he  must  be  kept  in  good 
humour  ...  7  think  the  dedication  with  or  without  initials  is  rot  and 
at  all  events  quite  unsuitable  to  a  poem  of  that  sort,"  etc. 

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396.  ROSS  (ROBERT).    A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  4to,  London,  Wednes- 
day evening,  no  date.    To  Leonard  Smithers. 

"I  received  this  evening  a  very  vague  letter  from  Melmoth.  He  asks 
me  to  see  Pinker,  though  in  what  capacity  he  does  not  say,  except  that 

lie  must  have  £300  at  least  for  the  poem my  impression  is  that 

Melmoth   will   not   get   anything   like   the   sum   he  asks I   do 

not  think  his  ivork  has  any  market  value,  but  I  may  be  quite  wrong,"  etc. 

397.  ROSS  (ROBERT).    A.  L.  S.,  3  pp.  12mo,  London,  Novem- 
ber 25,  1897.    To  Leonard  Smithers. 

"I  regret  to  inform  you  tliat  I  hnve  ceased  to  be  on  intimate  terms  with 
Oscar  Wilde  or  to  enjoy  his  confidence  in  business  or  any  other  matter. 
.  .  .  Alfred  Douglas  has  written  to  a  common  friend  that  I  have  tried 
to  prevent  any  considerable  sum,  being  obtained  for  the  poem,"  etc-. 

398.  ROSS  (ROBERT).    „.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  12mo,  London,  Tnesday 
night,  no  date.     To  Leonard  Smithers. 

"I  have  had  a  fearful  letter  from  poor  Oscar  who  seems  in  a  dread- 
ful state  of  poverty  even  allowing  for  slight  exaggeration.  He  says  he 
had  no  dinner  on  Friday  or  Saturday.     If  yoxi  could  sell  the  '  Be  jane'  for 

me   at   once   send   Oscar  £5   as  soon  as  possible Tell   Oscar 

tJiat  a  'friend'  is  sending  him  the  money.     There  is  no  need  to  mention 
my  name." 

399.  ROSS  (ROBERT).    A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  12mo,  London,  Satur- 
day, no  date.    To  Leonard  Smithers. 

"/  lieard  from  Oscar  to-day.  .  .  .  I  believe  now  that  if  you  could  come 
to  some  arrangement  with  the  official  Eeviewer  it  would  be  worth  your 
while  to  issue  Oscar's  plays.  But  contrary  to  Oscar's  wishes,  begin  with 
the  'Importance  of  Being  Earnest'  which  is  far  the  best,"  etc. 

400.  ROSS  (ROBERT).    A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  8vo,  London,  n.  d.    To 
Leonard  Smithers. 

"Will  you  reserve  Wednesday  to  come  and  lunch  with  me.  I  shall  have 
finished  both  sketch  and  eulogy  of  Aubrey  by  then.  I  saw  Mirabel  and 
her  mother  to-day.     They  were  very  kind,  but  Mrs.  Beardsley  is  obviously 

hostile  to  me Mirabel  is  sending  me  dates  and  facts  of  Aubrey's 

early  life. ' ' 

401.  ROSS  (ROBERT).    A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  8vo,  Durham,  no  date. 
To  Leonard  Smithers. 

"/  am  here  till  Friday  next  if  anything  exciting  about  the  poem  takes 

place  that  you  icish  to  communicate  to  me I  hope  yo^t  will  refuse 

to  publish  at  all  if  the  market  is  going  to  be  spoiled  by  hamng  it  pub- 
lished in  an  English  newspaper.  ..." 

402.  ROSS  (ROBERT).    A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  8vo,  London,  n.  d.    To 
Leonard  Smithers. 

" In  a  book  consisting  of  Aubrey's  draivings,  Ben  Jonson's  play  and 
Vincent  0 'Sullivan's  introduction,  it  would  be  inharmonious  to  introduce 
anything  that  would  rouse  the  passions.  ...  7  therefore  propose  to  deal 
only  wn,th  the  pleasant  side  of  Aubrey's  career.  .  .  .  all  that  ice  discussed 
to-day  could  be  kept  for  the  'Life,'  "  etc. 

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403.  RUSKIN  (JOHN).    A.  L.  S.,  1  p.  8vo,  Thursday,  no  date. 
To  Oscar  Wilde.     Referring  to  Dorothy   Tennant,   who   married 

Millais. 

" I  do  think,  that  Dorothy  and  I  'got  on'  a  little  way — and  I  think  we 
shall  get  on  a  little  further — You  had  better  look  out — I  always  take 
all  the  love  I  can,  iJossiily  get,  from  such  girls — (not  that  I  have  seen 
her  like  before),"  etc. 


A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  8vo,  no  place,  no  date. 


404.  SARGENT  (J.  S.), 
To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"I  hope  you  will  be  able  to  come  to-morrow  morning  and  see  my  por- 
trait. If  you  cannot  please  send  me  an,  ansiver  about  Sunday  at  once,  for 
I  should  like  to  ask  a  Frenchman  to  meet  you,  Bourget,  a  clever  writer  and 
Foet." 

405.  SHAW   (GEORGE  BERNARD).     A.  L.  S.,  with  initials, 
3  pp.  8vo,  29  Fitzroy  Square,  Feb.  28,  1893.    To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"Salome  is  still  ivandering  in  her  purple  raiment  in  search  of  me,  and 
I  expect  her  to  arrive  a  perfect  outcast,  branded  with  inky  stamps, 
bruised  by  flinging  from  hard  hands  into  red  prison  vans,  stuffed  and 
contaminated.  ...  7  hope  soon  to  send  you  my  play  'Widowers'  Souses' 
which  you  will  find  tolerably  amusing,'  etc. 


A.  L.  S.,  1  p.  8vo,  Putney  Hill, 
Thanking  him  for  a  volume  of  his 


.,  ,    406.  SWINBURNE   (A.  C). 
A/  ^uly  23,  1881.    To  Oscar  Wilde. 
1\^ork. 

"My  time  for  the  present  is  much  taken  up  with  studies  of  another 
sort  which  claim,  as  long  as  they  last,  a  somewhat  exclusive  devotion;  but 
not  so  much  as  to  prevent  my  enjoying  such  an  'impression'  as  that  at 
p.  145." 


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407.  SYMONDS  (J.  A.).  A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  4to,  Davos,  March  7, 
1878.    To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"I  wanted  to  be  aMe  to  send  you  a  photograph  as  well  as  a  poem  .... 
1  take  almost  at  random,  one  which  I  deleted  from  the  list  of  those  I 
mean  to  print  this  spring.  (At  Diodes'  Tomb) Get  a  good  de- 
gree if  you  can.    It  is  worth  something  in  after  life,"  etc. 

408.  SYMONS  (ARTHUR).  A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  8vo,  Fountain 
Court,  Sunday,  no  date.    To  Leonard  Smithers. 

"7  see  by  your  advt.  in  the  Athenaeum  that  you  are  publishing  Wilde's 
poem.  I  need  scarcely  say  that  if  J  could  do  anything  that  would  he  of 
service  to  Wilde,  now  that  he  is  making  his  first  attempt  to  return  to 
literature,  I  should  be  only  too  glad  to  do  it,"  etc. 

409.  TERRY    (ELLEN).     A.   L.   S.,  2  pp.   8vo,   Earls   Court, 

Saturday  June  9th.    To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"They  are  quite  beautiful  dear  Oscar,  and  I  tlumk  you  for  them  from 
the  best  bit  of  my  heart.    I  think  I  love  'The  Nightingale  and  the  Rose' 

the  best 7  should  like  to  read  one  of  them  some  day  to  nice 

people — or  even  not  nice  people,  and  make  'em  nice,"  etc. 

410.  WALLER  (LEWIS).  A.  L.  S,,  1  p.  8vo,  Green  Room  Club, 
London,  April  9,  no  year.  To  Oscar  Wilde.  Asking  for  an  ap- 
pointment to  see  him. 

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411.  WALLER  (LEWIS).  Tv 
P.  S.  in  his  autograph,  2  pp.  4t( 
Wilde.    In  re  "An  Ideal  Husband 

"7  have  been   reading  and  consi 
and  I  am   convinced  that  it  requir 
set  such  a  high  standard  of  constri 
No  Importance'   that  it  is  your  /<    ' 
act  of  the  new  play,"  etc. 


vritten   Letter,   signed,   with 
•etober  31.  1894.     To  Oscar 


ng  this  act  (lu-^t )  very  carefully, 
considerable  alteration.  You  have 
in  in  the  last  act  of  '  A  Wornan  of 

if  I  am  dissatisfied  uHth  the  last 


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412.  WATTS-DUNTON  (THI 
Putney  Hill,  27,  June,  1888.    To 

"...  Though  I  am  somctvhat 
a  chatterer  rather  than  a  writer 
bad  a  correspondent  as  I  ...  1 
tell  you  liow  perfectly  charmed 
turn,  them,  seevi  to  breathe  a 
beauty.     And  Swinburne  says  i 


•  DORE).     A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  Svo, 
-ear  Wilde. 

'(  writing  man,  Nature_  meant  me  for 

.  .  hence,  tliere  is  not  in  London  so 

u-st  not,  hotvever,  delay  any  longer  to 

was  with  the  book.     The  pages,  as  I 

-iitive  perfume  of  peaceful  fancy   and 

name  thing,"  etc. 


"THE    GENTLE    AR7 

413.  WHISTLER  (J.  A.  i\ 
with  his  butterfly  and  undate 

"Xo   Oscar!   I  can  spare 
him — and  attempt   not   to   i  •'> 
ambassador  ! — 

Eememher  he  travels  no  lo 
does  he  not  represent  The  A 
necessarily  of  the  most  refii 
and  he  is  able  to  sum  up 
astonish  your  dull  friend 

What  more  shall  I  say 
logue — and  for  the  rest  l 
Adio!— 

(P.    S.)     Frank   Ms   ti     , 
canonised  among  us  a^  a      ' 


OF    MAKING    ENEMIES" 

M.).    A.  L.  S.,  2  pp.  8vo.     Signed 
To  Oscar  Wilde. 

I   longer   if   needs   must — behave  well   to 
off  wine   of   inferior   quality  upon   my 


•  as  Water  — Of  course  he  is  amasing — for 

:ing  One — and  his  tastes  are  fo-r  the  nonce 

— Even  the  Louvre  holds  for  him  no  secrets 

'-  situation    with  a  rapidity   that    may   well 

Professor — 

He  can   explain   to   you  the  Amazing  Cat  a 

he  not  my  blessing  and  his  return  ticket  z^- 


lersistency 
nt — Voiia. 


of   the  true  Christian  and  he  %s         -^ 


dated. 


A.  L.  S.,  1  p.  sn 
To  Oscar  Wilde. 


"Oscar — You  have  i 
yau — and  so  allowed  yo 
I  looked  the  other  way. 
more  of  your  own  pud- 

Labby  Jias  pointed 
one  way  to  self  resp' 
is  fo-r  him  boldly  to  d- 

You  Oscar,  can  go 
you  the  envy  of  aV 
prends  son  bien,  la  o 

Laid  down  on  thi:? 
troversy. 


4to,  signed  with  his  butterfly  and  un- 

down  the  aven.  again  I  see! — I  had  forgotten 
nair  to  grow  over  the  sore  place,  and  now,  while 
u,  have  stolen  your  own  scalp!  and  potted  it  in 

'J- 
that,  for  the  detected  plagiarist,  there   fs  still 
[^besides  hanging  himself,  of  course),  and   that 
re:  'Je  prends  mon  bien  la  ou  je  le  trouve.' 
ther,  and  with  fresh  affrontery  that  will  bring 
iminal    confreres,    unblushingly    boast:    'Mai.     ir. 
le  trouve!!'  " 
t€r  is  a  newspaper  clipping  referring  to  the     in- 


A.  L.  S..  1  1 

dated.    To  Oscar  Wi 

"Oscar    how    da. 
Chelsea  ! — Eestore 
you  masquerading 
Kossuth  and  Mr. 


nail  4to,  signed  with  his  butterfly  and  im- 

lou! — What   means   this   unseemly    carnival    in    lut 
■:e  things  to  Natlmn — and  never  again  let  me  se'- 
■'it nets  in   the  combined  character  of  a  degraded 
itolini." 


71 


A.  L.  S.,  1  p.  oblong 

butterfly.     To  Oscar  Wilde. 

"Oscar!— We    of    Tite    Stre\ 
triumplis — and  delight  in  your 
cepiion  of  your  epigrams,  you  ti 
and  that,  with  the  exception  of] 


Quilter — 


Signed. 


On  the  side  of  the  sheet  Whisth 
copy. ' ' 

The  above  four  letters  bound  i: 
maroon  levant  morocco,  gilt  back 


),  Feb.  4,  1882.     Signed  with  his 

and  Beaufort  Gardens,  joy  in  your 
ess — but — tve  think  that,  with  the  ex- 
like  Sidney  Colvin  in  the  Provinces, — 
w  knee  breeches  you  dress  like  'Arry 


leNeUl  Whistler 
Campbell 
*lden 

Bodd. ' ' 
IS  written  "New  York  papers 


le  volume,  mounted  to  4to  full 
sides,  gilt  edges. 


SEVEN    LETTERS    TO    OSCAR  WILDE    FROM    HIS    WIFE, 

CONSTANCE  LLOYD  WILDE.WHICH  WILL  FIRST  BE 

OFFERED    IN    ONE    LOT,    BUT    IF    THE    RESERVE 

PRICE    BE    NOT    REALIZE)    EACH    LOT    WILL 

SEPARATELY   BE   SOLD  AS   CATALOGUED 

414.  WILDE  (CONSTANCE  LliJVD).  First  portion  of  an 
A.  L.,  4  pp.  12mo,  Dublin,  Nov.  11,3883.  Written  before  their 
engagement. 

"Dear  Mr.  Wilde.  You  ask  me  to  lekmmi  know  what  I  think  of  your 
play,  and  thv'  I  have  no  pretensions  tctjk^ng  a  critic  and  do  not  even 
know  wh/it  constitutes  a  good  play,  I  1m*t,  I  suppose,  give  you  some 
answer.  1  was  much  interested  in  'Vera'\.  .  .  .  I  cannot  understand  why 
you  should  have  been  so  unfortunate  inMs  reception  unless  either  the 

acting  was  very  inferior  or  the  audience  ii^  unsympathetic I  am 

afraid  you  and  I  disagree  in  our  opiriions  tft  art,  for  I  hold  that  there  is 
no  perfect  art  without  perfect  morality,  ip^«f  you  say  they  are  distinct 
and  separable  things,  and  of  course  you  H^f  your  knoivledge  to  combat 
my  ignorance  with,"  etc. 

415.  WILDE  (CONSTANCE  LLOYB;  First  portion  of  an 
A.  L.,  written  to  Oscar  Wilde  before  theiiniarriage,  4  pp.  8vo,  100 
Lancastf^r  Gate,  Sundaj^  night. 

"My  darling  love.   I  am  sorry  I  was  so  st 
away,  I  have  no  power  to  do  anything  but  i 

with   ine Do  believe  that  I  love  yc 

the  .strength  of  my  heart  and  mind  .  .  .  .  I 
buried,  it  does  not  belong  to  me:  for  the  fututt 
and  when  I  have  you,  for  my  Jiusband,  I  will 
loye  and  devotion  so  that  you  shall  never  leave  | 
as  I  can  love  and  comfort ' ' — 


¥ou  take  all  my  strength 

love  you  when  ymi  are 

passionately  ivith  all 

content  to  let  the  past  be 

"■list  ami  faith  ivill  come, 

you  fast  with  clmins  of 

,  or  love  any  one  as  long 


416.  WILDE   (CONSTANCE  LLOYD) 
A,  L.  S.,  written  to  Oscar  Wilde  before  tl 
Constance. 

' '  still  a  week  before  I  can  begin  to  think  abc 
the  days  crawl!  ....  next  week  will  be  dolefritt 
house  at  Lancaster  Gate  where  the  roams  seem] 
shadows,"  etc. 

72 


liter  portion  of  an 
marriage.     Signed 

fifur  coming  bock — liow 
dreary  in  that  huge 
ipled  with  dreams  4" 


L.  S.,  7   pp.  300 
Signed  Constance. 


417.  WII.DE   (CONSTANCE  LLOM)).     A. 
Lancaster  (i-Ate,  Wednesday  morning,    •  date. 
"Written  ro  Oscar  Wilde  before  their  :  u-riage. 

"3///  darling  Oscar.     Such  a  lovely  I,,  lias  just  come  from  you  and  I 
am  so  Itcppy  over  it.     How  very  swee     f  you  to  send  it :    It  is  like  a 


floictr  from  Paradise  bringing  memorv 

Tov,  viust  not  give  up  any   i 

won  't  promise  to  have  a  proper  suppe 
Saturday  evening.  I  am  still  very  < 
you  uere  starving  la^'it  Saturday  .  .  . 

to  Mr.  nhistler's  without  me 

think  1  did  not  want  to  come  .... 

/  love  you you  must  read  my 

if  you  wish  to  know  liow  passionate    I 


'/■  Heaven  and  all  lovely  things 

<    Saturday  lectures  and  if  you 

nt  are  not  to  come  to  see  me  on 

!l   with  you  for   not   telling   me 

I  am  afraid  you  tvill  fuive  to  go 

•  use  don't  let  him  be  offended  or 

have  nothing  to  xorite  except  that 

''t  and  not  any  outward  semblance 

worship  and  love  you,"  etc. 


418.  WILDE   (CONSTANCE  I 
A.  L.  S.,  written  to  Oscar  Wilde  b 
^-igned  Constance. 

" /  don 't  miss  you  the 

quite  Jutppy:    I  know  this  will  p'l    - 
take  all  my  sleep  away  with  you. 
about  last  night  trying  to  catch  < 
left,  but  not  to  much  purpose,"  > 


OYD).     Latter  portion  of  an 
-re  their  marriage,  5  pp.  12m0y 

-7  bit  in  the  world  darling,  and  avt 
'  you.  Only  I  wish  you  would  not 
/  might  leave  me  a  scrap.  I  tossed 
stray  fragment  that  you  might  have 


419.  WILDE    (CONSTANCJ   LLOYD).     First  portion  of  an 


A.  L.,  written  to  Oscar  Wilde 
Ely  Place,  Dublin,  Thursday, 
"My  own  Darling  Oscar.    I 
always  molt    me  mad  for  joy 
again  that  you  are  mine,  and 

lluit  y<ni  love  me // 

nothing,  believe  me,  but  yov 
eyes  you  shall  see  reflected  i 


rore  their  marriage,  4  pp.  12mo,  1 
•  ;o  P.  M. 

■  .re  just  got  your  letter,  and  your  letters 
■1  yet  more  mad  to  see  you  and  feel  once 
at  it  is  not  a  dream  but  a  living  realityi 
.  had  your  magic  crystal,  you  ivould  see 
rn  dear  image  tliere  forever,  and  in  my- 
lit  hut  my  love  for  you,"  etc. 


420.  WILDE  (CONSTA 

Bagohot,  Jan.  4,  1884.     Tf 

"Darling.     My  sweet  li 

everything  you  give  me  h 

write  to  me  while  you  a 

to  do:  as  long  as  I  know 


B  LLOYD).    A.  L.  S.,  4  pp.  12mo, 
- -ar  Wilde.     Signed  Constance. 
Jimmy  is  dead Is  it  my  fault  that 

untimely  end?  ....  7  don't  want  you  to 
•luring.  I  am  sme  you  have  quite  enough 
you  are  well  I  am  quite  satisfied  .  .  .  ." 


4iM.  WILDE   (CONS 
her.  with  her  son,  Cyr 
'To.  stance  and  Cyril 


XCE  LLOYD).     Large  photograph  of 
her  lap.     Inscribed  by  Oscar  Wilde : 
<\  Nov.  '89.    To  Edgar  Saltus." 

42_'  WILDE    (OSC  .     A  Collection  of  Letters,   Clippings, 

etr  "ding  the  T(  of  Oscar  Wilde  at  Pere  La  Chaise,  to- 

ge'  h  a  Speciai  idtograph  of  the  Sphinx  "in  full  flight'' 

fri  Monument  -raved  by  Jacob  Epstein.     Very  Scarce. 

i;^  , 

423.  WILDE.]  ollection  of  about  35  Letters,  Bills,  por- 
tions p'  Manuscript  The  Letters  written  to  Wilde  at  various 
times,  r  ,ii  Saidee  nir  (the  wife  of  Taylour,  of  "The  Trial')  : 
Arthu'  '  Graharti  .rthur  Fish;  Maud  Alexander,  and  others. 
Therr  -  ,lso  a  dr:  '  letter  b}'  Wilde  himself,  regarding  some 
mone^   '  •  had  lost. 


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